In a distressing case of honour killing, an 18-year-old girl was gunned down by her cousin in the jurisdiction of New Faujdari police station on Wednesday evening.
According to a PPI report, two teenage girls were accused of being “Kari” by their relatives after being caught speaking on a mobile phone in Janno village.
One girl, identified as Aneela Bhutto, daughter of Abdul Ghani Bhutto, was allegedly shot dead by her cousin under the pretext of “Karo-Kari.”
The other girl managed to escape due to intervention by the police and relatives, according to area authorities.
The accused fled the scene following the murder. The body of the deceased was shifted to RBUT Civil Hospital Shikarpur and later handed over to her family after an autopsy.
No First Information Report could be registered as of late Wednesday evening. Police have stated that investigations into the matter were ongoing.