Overview
- Police said the bodies found near the Mai Kolachi railway crossing were those of 38-year-old Aneela and her children, 15-year-old Hussain Ali, 13-year-old Kishwar Zahra, and 10-year-old Konain Ali, who were reported missing from Kharadar on December 30.
- An FIR under Section 302/34 has been filed against unknown suspects with the state as complainant, and investigators are reviewing CCTV from the family’s residence and questioning potential contacts.
- Initial autopsies confirmed torture, with Hussain suffering multiple head, face, and neck injuries, Konain’s throat slit, Kishwar showing similar head and facial trauma, and Aneela sustaining severe skull and facial injuries.
- Rescuers recovered the four decomposed bodies from a dry manhole after removing stones and a blanket used to conceal them, and the remains were shifted from Civil Hospital to an Edhi mortuary.
- Forensic teams collected samples for chemical and sexual-violence testing as police pursue leads under directives from provincial authorities.