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Woman, Three Children Found Hanging in Karachi Home as Police Probe Cause

Investigators await forensic and post-mortem results under a directive for a transparent inquiry.

Overview

  • Police recovered the bodies of Fatima and three children—Sonam, Arzoo and Arman—from a house in Sohrab Goth’s Ganna Mandi area.
  • SSP Zubair Nazeer said there were no visible signs of injury or struggle, and the manner of death remains undetermined pending reports.
  • Officers noted the bodies’ positioning could indicate a staged killing, while a senior local officer separately suggested the mother may have killed the children and herself.
  • Police questioned the husband, Najibullah, with one outlet reporting he was taken into custody after he said he returned from work to find the bodies.
  • A crime scene and forensic team processed the site, samples were collected at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, and the Sindh home minister ordered a transparent, impartial investigation.