In a suspected case of honour killing a 21-year-old girl in Pakistan was allegedly shot dead by her brother for pursuing dancing and modelling as a career.
The woman used to dance and model in Punjab province, due to which she has been murdered.
Sidra, used to model for a local clothing brand in Renala Khurd Okara, 130 km from the provincial capital Lahore, and go against her family and dance in a theater in Faisalabad, according to the police.
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Sidra’s parents forced her to leave the profession, calling it “against family tradition”, but Sidra insisted on continuing. Police said Sidra had come home from Faisalabad last week to celebrate Eid with her family.
On Thursday, her parents and brother Hamza had an argument with her over the issue of decency in profession and beat her for insisting to stick with dancing. Later in the day Hamza opened fire on Sidra, killing her on the spot, officials said.
A murder case was registered against the suspect.
Police claim to have arrested Hamza who confessed to the crime.
Police officer Fraz Hamid said Hamza got infuriated at Sidra when he saw her dance performance on his mobile phone forwarded to him by a relative. He said Hamza told police that in a fit of rage he shot his sister dead.