BAHAWALPUR: A man suffered serious burn injuries in an acid attack allegedly by his friend at Khairpur Tamewali, about 45 kilometres from here, on Saturday.
Victim Farooq Ahmed, 30, and Kamran, 32, were fast friends. Their relationship got strained over some dispute about a month back.
Kamran kept a grudge against Farooq and threw acid on him on Saturday.
Farooq received burns in the attack and was shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Khairpur Tamewali, where his condition was stated to be serious.
The suspect managed to escape. Police registered an FIR against with no arrest so far.
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Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahar Nasir Husain gave a death sentence along with a fine to a man for killing his wife.
According to the prosecution, Jamni Mai, a resident of Sammasatta, was issueless and was continuously taunted by her in-laws.
This forced her to leave her in-laws’ house and she started living with her parents. About three years ago, Mai was working in the fields when her husband, Prema Ram, along with his father Magga Ram reached there and axed her to death.
Sammsatta police had registered a murder case against them. The court on Saturday announced death sentence along with a fine of Rs200,000 for Prema Ram while her father-in-law was acquitted from the murder charge.