The suspect staged the kidnapping drama to get away with his crime, police said. (Representative)
Lahore:
In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly killed his four minor children by throwing them into a canal to cover up his crime in Pakistan’s Lahore city, police said on Tuesday.
The victims – Sabir, Ayesha, Nabiha and Samia – were between 5 and 11 years old.
Muhammad Azeem, a resident of Kahna, a densely populated, low-income area, complained to police on Monday that his four children had been kidnapped, police said.
The police started an investigation after registering an FIR against unknown kidnappers. “During the investigation, the investigators suspected Azeem and questioned him. During interrogation, he revealed that he threw his three minor daughters and a son into the canal. He said he committed the crime after an argument with his wife,” he said. the police. said. The suspect staged the kidnapping drama to get away with his crime, they said.
Police officer Muhammad Ali said the suspect took his four children to the canal road on bicycles and gave them hamburgers. While they were eating at the edge of the canal, he pushed them into it. “The suspect killed his children mainly to hide his immoral activities,” the officer said.
Police and Rescue Department 1122 made efforts to recover the bodies from the Lahore Canal.
A report of murder has been drawn up against the suspect.
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