In an apparent honour killing, a 25-year-old pregnant woman was on Tuesday brutally beaten and stoned to death outside the High Court here by her father and brothers for marrying the man of her choice.
Police said Farzana Parveen, resident of Nanakana Sahib- some 80 kms from here, had married 45-year-old Mohammad Iqbal, who hailed from the same area, a few months ago against the wishes of her family.
The incident occurred as the couple reached the court premises to record Farzana’s statement to defend her husband against allegations by her family that he kidnapped her and forced her to marry him.
Initially, the family members fired shots in the air and tried to snatch her from Iqbal.After failing in their attempt, nearly 20 members of her family, including her father and brothers, attacked the couple with sticks and bricks before a crowd of onlookers in front of the court, said.