FAISALABAD: A man was arrested in Chiniot on Sunday shortly after he beat his wife allegedly for refusing to go with another man to whom he said he had lost her in a gamble.
The woman, a resident of Mohallah Ansarian, was taken to a hospital, where she was later reported to be out of danger.
Chiniot police said the man was a known drug addict and a gambler.
They said on Sunday he asked his wife to give him some money for gambling. Her refusal led to an argument, at the end of which he left home.
He returned a few hours later and told his wife that he had lost her in the gamble and that now she would have to go with the winner. She said instead she would leave him. Police said he then beat her up until she nearly fainted.
Some neighbours heard her shout for help and rushed to her rescue.
Her father was informed and she was taken to district headquarters hospital, where doctors treating her later said that she was now out of danger. Doctors said her lips, elbows and shoulders were bruised.
An FIR filed by her father, said she had been married for three years. He said a few months later, they discovered that his son-in-law was a drug addict. He said his son-in-law dealt in timber wood, but had to close the business due to losses.
He said he (son-in-law) would often beat her for refusing his demands for money for drugs and gambling.
Station House Officer Akhtar Wynen said that the woman had minor bruises and that the attack was not considered a cognizable offence. However, he said, the case was being investigated on charges of domestic violence.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 3rd, 2013.