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Tribune’s Gamechangers 2011: Bhakkar cannibals

Grotesque behaviour that repulsed and shocked.

Express January 13, 2012

tribune s gamechangers 2011 bhakkar cannibals

Tribune’s Gamechangers 2011: Bhakkar cannibals

They’d been eating human remains for years, but it was in 2011 that the cannibal brothers of Bhakkar - Mohammad Arif and Mohammad Farman - were finally arrested.

The revulsion-filled tale featured the two men in the southern Punjab district, who had reportedly indulged in the habit after being inspired by black magic.

Arif and Farman – whose crime was only discovered once a fresh grave was found violated – confessed to the habit. Investigators found that the two had eaten parts of almost 150 bodies that they had excavated from a local graveyard.

As a consequence, fear and loathing spread in Bhakkar with many wondering if the graves of their loved ones had also been defiled by the two men.

Quote: “This is the worst case of my life.” – SHO Abdul Rehman

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