61 women killed by their husbands in Jan-Apr

Domestic violence claimed the lives of 61 women in the four months of the calendar year across the country, according to a local rights body.

Apart from this, 18 women committed suicide and 12 were tortured by their husbands in the violence, the report of the Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).

15 women were killed by their own family, its data revealed.

62 cases were filed in connection with the incidents, the ASK added.

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