Tribune’s Gamechangers 2011: Bhakkar cannibals
Grotesque behaviour that repulsed and shocked.
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
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