MARDAN: Unidentified assailants killed three persons, including a couple, inside their house in the Sheikh Maltoon Town here on Tuesday night, the police said on Wednesday.

Abdul Majeed, a resident of the Ganji area, lodged an FIR with the police, stating that the deceased included his son and daughter.

He identified the slain persons as Arshad Jalal, 25, his son-in-law; Ms Nusrat, 34, wife of Jalal and his daughter; and Mustafa, 19, his son.

In the FIR, the complainant claimed that during the night, he, along with other family members, repeatedly attempted to contact them by phone, but received no response.

“After numerous unanswered calls, a friend of Jalal was asked to go to the house and check on them. When the man arrived at the residence, he found the main door open. Upon entering, he discovered the blood-soaked bodies of the three victims,” Majeed told the police.

The police said that they were investigating the triple murder incident from different angles to get to know the culprits and the motive behind the incident.

The police also said that two children of the slain couple — a three-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy – were reported missing from their house, and it was believed that the suspected killers had taken them away.

However, according to the police, both children were later found near the Charsadda Chowk.

Published in Dawn, June 4th, 2026