Post-mortem report confirms deaths by strangulation

KARACHI: The post-mortem report of the bodies of a woman and her four sons, found from a village in Thatta, has confirmed that the five were tortured and strangled to death, and did not die after consuming poison, as believed by the police.

Bodies of Soomri Kohli, 45, and her sons, Tek, 13, Ashok, 10, Mukesh, 7, and Aakash, 6, were found in Jhimpir on March 9. As per the post-mortem report, the bodies of the deceased bore marks of torture and the five were strangled to death.

Initial investigation by police suggested that the deaths were a result of suicide. A bottle of pesticide was found from the crime scene, leading the police to believe that the five had consumed poison. This, however, was contested by health officials after the autopsy, who said that the victims were first strangulated to death and poison was later poured on their mouths.

A case for the killings has been registered at Jhimpir Police Station.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 11^th, 2020.