GUJAR KHAN: A man accused of murdering three of his children was arrested by the Sukkur Railway police while he was attempting to escape to Karachi from Dehra Muslim village in the jurisdiction of the Jatli police.

According to Station House Officer Mirza Arif, the suspect and his wife were estranged. He had allegedly hidden the bodies of the children, nine-year-old Usman, and four-year-old twins Alisha ‘Zarda’ Kanwal and Hamad, in a metal trunk before leaving for Karachi by train.

His relatives noticed that the three children were missing. His older daughters later found their bodies in the trunk.

The man’s wife, who had been living at her paternal home in Dora Budhal village, told police that the suspect had previously tried to kill her twice. The police have registered a triple murder case on her complaint.

According to the SHO, the Railway police were informed of the suspect’s escape by train and he was arrested at the Rohri Railway Station Friday night. A police team from Jatli has been sent to take him into custody.

Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2020