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Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan, a banned Islamist party, chant slogans during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, April 19, 2021. The mass gathering, with no visible face masks, was in violation of Pakistan’s health guidance on COVID-19.
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Man booked for abusing, evicting 70-year-old mother from house
ByVallabh OzarkarVallabh Ozarkar / Updated: Feb 28, 2021, 06:00 IST
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The Shivaji Nagar police have registered an FIR against a man and his wife for allegedly abusing, assaulting and evicting the 70-year-old mother of the man from their house in Govandi.
The accused have been identified as Mohammad Shakil, 42, and his wife Rihana.
According to the police, the 70-year old woman approached them complaining that she has been evicted from her house by her son and his wife and that she was being harassed by them. The police said the victim in the case has two sons both of whom are married. After her husband’s death in 2002, the woman has been staying with her children.