Man Tortured Wife Who Refused Second Marriage Contract
GHRTV Reporter
Eva Bredenbeek
Pakistan and Human Rights Researcher,
Global Human Rights Defense.
The police of Bahawalnagar arrested a man who tortured his wife. The man tied his wife upside down after she refused to contract second marriage with her sister. The incident was videotaped, which eventually went viral on social media. In this video, the man tortured his wife while hanging upside down with her legs and feet tied up.
The couple has been married for ten years and has two children. The victim's family expressed concerns about the husband's brutality and mentioned that this accident was the first time violence had been used against the woman. As the video caught the eye of the police department, they arrested the man and registered a case against him.
Sources and further reading:
“Man held for torturing wife, uploading video”. (17th of November, 2021). DAWN. https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=17_11_2021_178_001
