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Body of Sana Cheema to be exhumed today

Police on Tuesday approached a sessions judge to get permission to exhume the body of an Italian-Pakistani woman, Sana Cheema, who was allegedly killed by her father, brother for honour on April 18 in Gujrat.

By Web Desk
April 25, 2018


LAHORE: Police on Tuesday got  permission from a sessions judge to exhume the body of an Italian-Pakistani woman, Sana Cheema, who was allegedly killed by her father, brother for honour on April 18 in Gujrat.

As per details, Sana, 26, wanted to marry an Italian man and had turned down multiple proposals from within her family. Her family reportedly tricked her to visit Pakistan after Knowing of her will regarding the marriage, when she returned they allegedly killed her a day prior to her return to Italy where she had been living since 2002.

Her death was initially termed as ‘accidental’ and the body was silently buried. However, district police officer (DPO) Gujrat registered a case against the accused and launched an investigation after social media reports suggested that the she had been murdered.

The victim was a driving instructor in Italy, to ascertain the cause of death her body would excavated for autopsy.