LAHORE: Police arrestedon Tuesday Anees, the brother of the girl Zeenat who was burnt to death for marrying a man of her choice in Lahore.
Anees confessed to committing his sister's murder, police said.
According to details, police arrested him from a house in Lahore's Nishtar Colony area.
Police said Anees disclosed during initial investigation that he had first strangled his sister Zeenat to death and then burnt her. His statement regarding the murder matches the findings of the autopsy report of the deceased. Anees also stated that his mother was involved with him in strangling and burning Zeenat to death.
He also revealed that he had killed Zeenat since he was upset with her for marrying out of her choice and that at the time of the murder, he, his sister-in-law and mother were in the house.
"After committing her murder, I ran from the house," said Anees, according to the police.
Zeenat, a 17-year old girl from Lahore's Factory area, was burnt to death by her own relatives on June 8. Zeenat's husband, Hassan Khan, revealed to the police that Zeenat had been killed by her mother and brother for marrying him.
Reportedly, Parveen Bibi, who is the prime suspect in the Zeenat murder case and has been arrested by police, also confessed to killing her daughter and stated that she had no remorse. Eyewitnesses stated that after committing the murder, Parveen had taken to the streets, beaten her chest and openly announced that she had killed her daughter.
Hassan claimed that Zeenat's family had invited her to come home so that they could throw her a proper wedding party. He said Zeenat feared for her life but he convinced her to go to her family's house.
Zeenat's burning invoked condemnations and shocked responses from across the country. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had taken notice of the incident and called for the immediate arrests of the suspects.