As per the report, the conflict erupted when the victim, identified as Ali Keerio, the son of a sessions judge, purportedly ate the burger of the accused's girlfriend. The accused is the son of a Senior Superintendent of Police.
"Appalled by the horrifying incident in Amritsar where a man allegedly set his pregnant wife on fire. The brutality of this act is unimaginable. Chairperson NCW @sharmarekha has written a letter to DGP Punjab to arrest the perpetrator and submit an action report in three days," the NCW said
The accused Sukhdev Singh a labourer from Bule Nangal village near Beas allegedly tied his wife, Pinki (23) who was pregnant with twins, to a cot before setting her on fire.
Five Customs Intelligence officials and two civilians, including a five-year-old girl, were tragically killed in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Dera Ismail Khan, a city in Pakistan, on Thursday.
At least 14 people were killed following lightning strikes in Balochistan and Punjab as heavy downpours hit parts of provinces on Saturday, Geo News reported, citing officials.
Three people, including two children, were killed by lightning strikes and two others were injured as heavy rains lashed parts of Balochistan on Friday.