Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Oct 7: A woman and her young daughter were charred to death when their house caught fire in Surankote area of Poonch district during intervening night of October 6 and 7, officials said.
They said the fire erupted at around 3 am in the house of one Muzaffer Hussain Shah, son of Sadiq Hussain Shah, at Qazi Katha, near Morah Bachai in Surankote. Shah’s wife Sharifa Bi (50) and daughter Tahira Kouser (18) died on the spot due to serious burn injuries, they said.
The blaze was later brought under control by fire tenders, they said. A police party reached the spot and have started investigations.
It has been learnt that the family has alleged that the fire was orchestrated. However, the officials said that investigations are underway as regards the reasons for the blaze.
SHO Surankote, JS Sambyal while confirming the death of the mother-daughter duo, told that an FIR has been lodged and investigation started.
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