MULTAN: A man whose girlfriend threw acid on him for refusing to marry her died of his wounds at a hospital. As per details, a woman, Shamim Bano, 40, threw acid on 22-year-old Sadaqat on June 16 after he refused to marry her. The victim was under treatment at Nishtar Hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.
Shamim has been under arrest and has confessed to the crime in the initial interrogation. A case has been lodged against her with terrorism clauses attached to it. Though cases of acid throwing against women are common in Pakistan, this case is unique as it involves a woman throwing acid over a man for rejecting a marriage proposal. There are estimated 80-100 cases of acid attacks in Pakistan every year although independent organisations quote the figures much higher.
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