Eight-member police investigation team to probe Surjani Town massacre

Police said the initial investigation suggested all four victims were attacked with a sharp-edged weapon and an iron rod.An order issued from the office of DIG Baloch stated that West Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tariq Mastoi would lead the investigation team, which would comprise the West superintendent of police (SP) Investigation, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and the station house officer (SHO) of Surjani.Police suspected that the victims might….

The murder weapon had not yet been recovered.The woman and her two children were found dead inside their home in Sector 7-D, Surjani Town on Monday night, while the third child was critically injured and later succumbed to injuries at JPMC.Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed told The Express Tribune that the post-mortem examinations of the woman and her three children had been completed and the bodies handed over to the….

The presence of any such substance would be confirmed through the chemical examination report, Dr Summaiya said.Police officials said they suspected that the mother and children might have been rendered unconscious before being attacked.

Investigators believe the killings were carried out with considerable planning and that the attacker or attackers attempted to conceal evidence.One line of investigation being pursued was that the victims were assaulted at the same location after being rendered unconscious, police said.The case was registered against unidentified suspects on the complaint of the deceased woman's father-in-law, at Surjani Town Police Station.The incident came to light when the woman's husband returned home….

According to the woman’s brother, the husband worked as an electrician at a shopping centre on Rashid Minhas Road.The woman's brother said the husband found the house dark when he arrived.

After switching on the lights, he discovered the blood-soaked bodies of his wife and two children, while a child was found critically injured.

The husband then alerted his brother-in-law and other relatives by telephone and called the police emergency helpline 15.Investigators initially suspected that the family could have been targeted during a robbery.

However, the brother said all household belongings appeared to be in place, and nothing indicated that a robbery had taken place. “There was no robbery,” he said.The husband was taken into custody and questioned by police during the initial investigation.

According to the woman's brother, however, investigators found nothing suspicious and later allowed him to leave.

The deceased woman's family said they had no known enmity with anyone and demanded that the killers be arrested and punished.

Eight-member police investigation team to probe Surjani Town massacre Updated 14 minutes ago Police surgeon Summaiya Syed says severe head, brain injuries found on victims, according to post-mortem examination.