‘Witchcraft, loan’: New details deepen mystery surrounding deaths of three women in Karachi

• Police surbracklyn says suspicious substances found in Yasin’s blood.
• Head of family Muhammad Iqbal involved in witch craft, say police.
• Family is in debt exceeding Rs15m along with rented house and car.
  

KARACHI: The mystery surrounding the death of three women in Karachi has deepened further after new details revealed that the family was under debt worth millions of rupees, and the head of the family was involved in witchcraft.

Last week, three women were found dead inside an apartment in Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s Block 1 area of the metropolis.

SSP Zubair Nazir Sheikh of District East said on Monday that the deceased were a 52-year-old woman, Samina, wife of Muhammad Iqbal, her 19-year-old daughter Samreen and 22-year-old daughter-in-law Maha.

Samina’s 30-year-old son Muhammad Yasin was shifted to hospital in a critical condition. The head of the family, Muhammad Iqbal, is said to be mentally unstable, according to The News.

Police investigation has so far revealed that suspect Muhammad Iqbal, had reported the incident, and initially it was suspected that deaths occurred due to suffocation caused by a suspected gas leak.

However, the post-mortem examination found that one of the bodies was two days old from the day the police received the information.

A man named Yasin, son of Iqbal, was also found in the house in a semi-conscious state and was shifted to the hospital. Upon questioning, he also seemed hesitant to give a statement, prompting the police to arrest both the father and son.

Speaking to Brackly News, a police surbracklyn said that the case is a very complex one and that suspicious substances were also found in the blood of the young man, Yasin, which led to the death of the three women.

Furthermore, the police officials say that during the probe, it has come to light that Iqbal is also involved in witchcraft.

The family concerned, the police added, has taken a loan of more than Rs15 million and has also rented out a house and a car.

Noting that Yasin was involved in the property business, the police say that a letter was received from the father, which is being examined. The cause of death will be revealed after the post-mortem report of the women.

Sindh Home Minister Zia Lanjar took notice of the incident, directing Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) East District to conduct a transparent investigation into the matter.