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Karachi Man Confesses to Poisoning Wife, Daughter and Daughter-in-Law Over Debt, Police Say

Police report a confession from the detained family head to poisoning the women over crushing debts.

Overview

  • Officers say the suspect admitted during interrogation to giving poisonous pills to the three women and to his son, who survived and remains under medical care.
  • Police identified the victims as Samina, 52, Maha, 22, and Samreen, 19, who were found dead Sunday in a Gulshan-e-Iqbal flat where the son, Yaseen, was discovered semi-conscious.
  • Investigators previously recovered toxic medicines, liquid rodenticide and handwritten notes that referenced severe financial pressures, with the letters now undergoing verification.
  • Authorities say the household faced heavy liabilities, including debts reported at more than Rs15 million and a separate complaint over a Rs7.5 million loan.
  • Post-mortem and toxicology findings are pending as police continue evidence collection and question the detained father, whom earlier accounts had placed as central to the case.