A bride, married for a mere three weeks, died from acid consumption at the Daska Civil Hospital earlier yesterday.
According to the City Daska police, 25-year-old Takreem Bibi, of neighbourhood Mughalpura, was brought to the hospital by her neighbours as her in-laws had forced her to swallow acid. Doctors said she died of internal injuries caused by acid intake.
Takreem was married to Imran Mughal about three weeks ago. Police said the woman was frequently beaten up by her in-laws for not arranging a good range of dowry.
Police said the in-laws fled the house.
This is the second incident in five days in Daska where a woman was killed over the dowry issue.
Earlier, Aneeba Shehzadi, 26, was allegedly poisoned to death by her husband Asadullah in village Behaaripur-Motra on Sept 24. She had died at the Daska Civil Hospital.
Police have yet to trace Asad and his family.
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