Family slain in triple murder

Bodies of couple and their child found from Ghalib Market home

LAHORE: A couple and their minor child were found murdered with a sharp-edged weapon in their Ghalib Market house on Thursday.

The victims, identified as Nadeem Butt, his wife Neelum and their son Faiq, were living in a house in Ghalib Market. On the day of the incident, relatives of the victim reportedly visited the family at home. They knocked on the door for a while and later had to force entry. They entered the house and found the victims in a pool of blood on the first floor of their house. The witnesses immediately informed police.

A police team and senior officers, including Model Town SP Faisal Shahzad, reached the spot based on the information. They collected forensic evidence from the crime scene and recorded statements of eyewitnesses.



Police said that they were collecting evidence and investigating the matter, keeping all possibilities in view, including personal disputes, robbery or any other motive.

Nadeem Butt was living with his second wife and had broken off his first marriage. An officer said they were probing whether the first wife was involved in this incident.

In March this year, a mother strangled her three children to death and also tried to commit suicide by slitting her wrists in Hair area of Lahore.

The bodies of the three children were recovered from a house in the Hair area of Lahore. The victims were identified as 10-year-old Zain, six-year-old Kaneez Fatima and four-year-old Ibrahim. The mother was divorced and was suffering from serious psychological issues.

In October 2016, a man committed suicide after killing his wife and two children in Nawab Town. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Maalik, 27, his wife Asia, 25, and two children who were five-year-old Asif and two-year-old Mariyum. Police investigations revealed that the crime was an ‘honour killing’.

Passers-by injured by Dolphin Squad

On the coattails of the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old at the hands of the Dolphin Squad on May 29, a man and his two daughters were injured in the crossfire between the force and suspected robbers early on Thursday in Sabzazar.

Muhammad Arfan was passing from the road near Saidpur Bridge of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) on Multan Road. Four suspected robbers intercepted him near the bridge and started looting valuables at gunpoint. Meanwhile, a team of the Dolphin Squad saw the events unfold and rushed to the spot.

As a result, the robbers fled from the scene and were chased by members of the force which opened fire. Abid Ali and his two children Ayyan Ali, 5 and Fatima Ali, 4, suffered bullet wounds in the ensuing melee.

Local police and rescue teams rushed to the spot and collected forensic evidence from the crime scene and recorded statements of eyewitnesses. Police also launched a search operation in nearby areas to nab the suspects.

An FIR was also registered by Abid Ali at the Sabzazar police station against the incident. Police claimed the victims suffered injuries due to the firing of the suspects, but the injured said the police was responsible.

SP Mobiles and Dolphin Squad Nadeem Khokhar said they would investigate the matter thoroughly.

On May 29, a 14-year-old boy was killed while a suspect was injured after the Dolphin Squad opened fire while in pursuit of a vehicle.

A team from the Dolphin Squad was on patrol near Shadbagh when they spotted five men in a vehicle with a suspicious-looking number plate. Officials signaled the car to stop, but the suspects tried to escape.

While chasing the men, the Dolphin Squad opened fire which resulted on the death of 14-year-old Saleem who was returning after purchasing goods from a nearby store. In addition to this, 25-year-old Atif, who was one of the suspects, also sustained bullet injuries.

In that incident, the police had claimed that the suspects initially opened fire. However, several eyewitnesses held a different view and bystanders claimed that the people in the vehicle did not fire at police.

A large number of protesters, including family members and relatives of the slain teenager, protested on Ring Road. They placed the deceased’s body on the road, blocked traffic and demanded that a case be registered against the officials involved.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 15^th, 2018.