Pakistani Girl Poisons 13 Family Members to Death With Help of Boyfriend

Pakistani police arrested a girl named Shaista on Sunday in the Sindh province for killing 13 members of her family with help of her boyfriend by mixing poison in their food. She committed these murders as her family was opposed to let her marry according to her choice.

The girl poisoned her family on August 19 in Haibat Khan Brohi village near Khairpur in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Nine members of the family died soon after they had fallen ill after eating food at home and were rushed to a hospital. Four others of the family also died during treatment on the following days.

According to Pakistani media, the conspired with her boyfriend to poison the family members, including her parents, when they did not agree to their marriage.

Police investigation revealed that the girl and her boyfriend had put poison in the atta used to make rotis in the house.

During interrogation, the girl revealed that the poison given to her by her lover, Amir Bakhsh Brohi.

Shaista loved Amir Bakhsh but her family was not agreeing to the proposal. She said that one day, Amir gave her a liquid material and asked her to mix it in the food, assuring her that after eating the food, her family would agree to the proposal and then they would be able to get married, reported the Dawn.