2023-12-20 05:30:26
Rome: An Italian court sentenced the father of a Pakistani girl to life imprisonment in the case of murdering his daughter, whose family did not agree to an arranged marriage. Zaman Abbas, an 18-year-old girl who lived with her parents in Novellara, near Bologna, Italy, was brutally murdered. The incident took place in 2021. The court had earlier sentenced the girl’s uncle to life imprisonment in the case. One of the accused, the girl’s mother, is still absconding.
Zaman Abbasiwe went missing from home in May 2021. The brutal murder came to light during the subsequent investigation. Zaman’s parents wanted to get their daughter married to a relative in Pakistan. But the girl did not agree to this marriage.
Saman was intimate with another youth. But the family did not accept this relationship. The parents decided to marry the girl to her relative in Pakistan without her consent. With this, Saman planned to start a new life with her boyfriend in April 2021. The girl’s plan was to take her passport from home and go with her boyfriend. But in the meantime, they are missing.
A year following the incident, the police found the dead body of Zaman Abbasin from a farmhouse. His neck was broken. After the investigation, the police found footage of the girl’s father, uncle and relatives leaving the house with a bucket, earthenware etc. The information regarding the murder came out when they were interrogated.
The parents decided to kill their daughter who decided to go with her boyfriend. Then the uncle was called and the girl was strangled to death. The charge sheet says that with the help of relatives, the dead body was brought to a deserted farm and buried. Saman’s brother also told the police that he had heard his father talking regarding the murder and that his uncle had killed his sister.
After the incident, the accused had left the country from Italy. Finally, the police arrested the girl’s father Shabbar Abbas in Pakistan. He was extradited to Italy in August 2023. The girl’s uncle, Danish Hassan, was arrested from France. An Italian court had earlier sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court acquitted two relatives of the girl who were accused in the case. Meanwhile, the mother of the accused Nazia Shaheen is still absconding.
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Last Updated Dec 20, 2023, 11:00 AM IST
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