KARACHI (Dunya News) - Police claimed to have arrested a suspect for killing four members of his family on suspicion of ‘bad character’, Dunya News reported.
Accused Bilal told police he killed his sister, sister-in-law, niece and mother for ‘honour’.
The accused recently came from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah, police said.
On Friday night, four women were found slain in a house as family head Muhammad Farooq of Lee Market told police the murdered women included his wife, daughter, niece and a daughter-in-law.
He said the family had no enmity, neither had suspicion on anybody.
He told police when he came home after work, he found the house locked from inside, adding he knocked at the door repeatedly, but no response came.
“Then my son came after work, he managed to open the door. When entered the house, we found the women murdered. Their throats were slashed with a sharp-edged weapon,” he told police.