The police in Pakistan have arrested two teenage sisters for the murder of their father by setting him on fire in retaliation for years of sexual abuse.
The incident took place in the city of Gujranwala on January 1, and their father succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Tuesday.
Rizwan Tariq, a senior police official in the city, told newsmen that, “The girls said that they decided amongst themselves to find a ‘permanent solution.’”
Tariq further explained that the sisters used petrol from a motorcycle, igniting their father while he was still asleep.
He also said that the step-sisters revealed that their father had been raping their eldest sister for a year now, while making attempts to assault the younger sibling twice.
He added that their mothers, both married to the man, were aware of the abuse but were uninformed of the sisters’ revenge plan.
The man’s name has not been disclosed; this is to protect the identities of the girls, who have different maternal backgrounds.
Authorities are said to have also detained one mother, while the other is still under investigation.
“We expect to present them before the court in a few days, as soon as we finish the investigation,” Tariq concluded.
Siblings arrested In Pakistan for setting dad ablaze in revenge for rape