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Hindu woman axed to death in Balochistan district

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ANI Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan]

A woman belonging to the minority Hindu community in Balochistan's Nasirabad District has been axed to death.

The Dawn newspaper has reported that the incident took place in the Dera Murad Jamali area of the district on Wednesday.

Police said unknown people attacked Zania Kumari in Goth Asif Ali Shah and escaped after the murder.

The cause of the attack remains unclear.

Police has registered a case against the killers.

Jalo Ram, Kumari's brother, told reporters that his sister was killed for no reason by "influential people" of the area.

He appealed to senior police officers of Balochistan to take action against the killers and provide security to his family.

 

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First Published: Mar 09 2017 | 2:32 PM IST

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