A woman was poisoned to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws at Behaaripur-Motra village in Daska tehsil on Thursday for not bringing their desired dowry.
Aneeba Shehzadi, 26, belonged to a poor family and her husband Asadullah and in-laws used to beat her physically.
Her father Allah Ditta, a labourer, told the police that Asad and his other family members had quarreled with her as punishment for not bringing dowry of their choice and administered her poison.
He said the neighbors shifted Shehzadi to the Daska Civil Hospital where she passed away. The doctors said she died of poison. Motra police said Asadullah and his family had escaped after the incident. A case has been registered.
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