KARACHI: A retired professor, his young son and daughter-in-law were gunned down allegedly by his other son in their Hyderabad Colony home on Tuesday evening, police and rescue officials said.

They identified the victims as Prof Naimatullah, 74, Ameer Naimat and Sualeha and said that the suspected killer, identified as Aijaz, was arrested.

Jamshed Quarters SHO Anser Ahmed Butt told Dawn that the suspect opened fire on the three family members and critically wounded them. They were shifted to a hospital where doctors pronounced them dead.

He said a police team rushed to the scene and saw the armed suspect attempting to flee. “On seeing the police, he opened fire but fortunately, no one was injured. We managed to arrest him and recovered the pistol used in the crime,” he added.

Regarding the possible motive, the officer said the suspect had done an MBA from a prestigious institute in Karachi and had been working in Dubai before recently returning home with his family.

During the initial investigation, the suspect claimed that his family had performed magic/sorcery on him. “We will determine whether the alleged killer was suffering from emotional or psychological disturbances,” the SHO said.

Published in Dawn, August 6th, 2025