DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three female teachers of a seminary in Dera Ismail Khan were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a former colleague after accusing her of blasphemy, according to District Police Officer (DPO) Najamul Hasnain.
The DPO told media the murder occurred early in the morning outside the Jamia Islamia Falahul Binaat. According to the first information report (FIR), when police reached the site of the crime, they found the victim lying in a pool of blood with her throat slashed.
Sharp objects were used in the attack on the victim, the FIR added.
DPO Hasnain said the suspects — aged 17, 21 and 24 respectively — killed the 21-year-old victim over “difference of opinion on religious issues” and allegations of blasphemy.
He said the victim was a follower of well-known religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel, which was not liked by the suspects.
The DPO quoted the suspects as saying that a 13-year-old female relative of theirs “saw a dream last night” in which she found out about the alleged blasphemy committed by the victim and was subsequently “ordered to slaughter her”.
A register containing details of the dream has been recovered during the initial investigation, the DPO said, adding that the trio of suspects, along with their relative, have been arrested.
Police have arrested three female madrassa teachers, including a teenager, and a fourth suspect — a 13-year-old girl.
The murder took place in Anjumabad area where the three suspects taught at Jamia Islamia Falahul Binaat seminary. The victim was the colleague and also taught at the same madrassa.
The three women accosted the victim outside the seminary and accused her of being impressed by religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel and committing blasphemy, the statement issued from the DPO office said.
During the argument, they stabbed her with a knife before slitting her throat, it added.
“The three accused ladies have so far disclosed that one of their relative , about a thirteen year old girl, had seen a dream last night that the Prophet PBUH had directed them that the victim had committed blasphemy against the Prophet and that the Prophet had ordered them to slaughter the victim,” the statement read.
The statement said that three of the women “materialised the dream seen by the fourth one”
The police have arrested 24-year-old Umra Aman d/o Deen Badshah, 21-year-old Razia Hanfi d/o Allah Noor and 17-year-old Aisha Nomani d/o Allah Noor.
The 13-year-old relative has also been arrested. The police have recovered the murder weapon and a register containing the details of the dream.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
The women belong to the Mehsud tribe and hail from South Waziristan tribal district, he said, adding that their current residence was in DI Khan’s Anjumabad area.
