Suspect reveals he was in contact with murdered woman Anila for last three years and alleges black magic and blackmail.
PAKISTAN:
Police have solved the case of four bodies, including that of a woman and her three children, found near the railway crossing gate on Mai Kolachi bypass, with the confession of the arrested suspect now recorded.
Police officials said on Sunday that the main suspect, Mansoor Hussain, was arrested from Lyari area.
Keamari District Police Chief SSP Amjad Ahmed Sheikh said the suspect admitted in a video statement that he brutally murdered the woman and her three children.
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The suspect said that on the day of the incident, he first took the woman on a motorbike to a deserted area near Mai Kolachi, where he killed her. He then returned to Kradar, brought the children one by one to the same place and killed them as well. He further revealed that he had been in contact with the deceased woman, identified as Anila, for the past three years, alleging that she had used taweez, amulets, black magic and blackmail against him.
Police said the suspect often visited the remote Mai Kolachi area with the woman, giving him detailed knowledge of the place. The investigation also revealed that he had recently rented a house for the woman using her ID card.
SSP Amjad Ahmed Sheikh said further investigation was underway and legal action was underway based on the suspect’s video confession and other evidence.
Earlier, the four bodies found in a drain hole near the Mai Kolachi Road crossing on Friday evening were identified as those of a woman, her daughter and two sons.
The family, originally from Kharadar, went missing on December 30. The bodies, initially unidentified, were found in a dry manhole and later identified by the woman’s brother.
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Police registered a murder case under Section 302/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code against unknown suspects, with the state as the complainant. According to Acting District SSP Keamari Mahzooz Ali, the deceased include Aneela, 38, her daughter Kishwar Zahra, 13, and sons, Hussain Ali, 15, and Konain Ali, 10.
Preliminary investigations suggest that Aneela was previously married to Amir Mukhtar Ali, who divorced. Police are also questioning a man named Mansoor, who is believed to have a connection with the deceased.
This macabre discovery gave rise to immediate autopsies. Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed confirmed that samples of the bodies had been sent to the laboratory to determine the exact cause of death, including testing for intoxicants and possible sexual assault.
Examinations revealed serious injuries; Hussain, 15, suffered multiple injuries to his head, face and neck; 10-year-old Konain’s throat was slit; Kishwar suffered similar head and facial trauma; while Aneela had serious injuries to her head and face.
