Boy’s Hand Chopped Off In Pakistan For Asking Salary

A woman in Pakistan's Punjab province has chopped off a 13-year-old boy's right hand with a fodder cutting machine for allegedly demanding salary.

Irfan was employed at Shafqat Bibi's house in Safdarabad at a salary of Rs 3,000. "Last week Shafqat Bibi got furious with Irfan when he demanded salary. She cut his right hand with a fodder cutting machine to teach him a lesson that he demands salary but doesn't complete his job of feeding the cattle," , his mother Jannat Bibi said.

The incident took place in Sheikhupura village, some 50km from Lahore. He was shifted to a local hospital where his condition is stated to be critical.

The Safdarabad police refused to register a case when the family approached them.