Two women were found slaughtered under mysterious circumstances inside a beauty parlour located in Barkat Market in the Garden Town Police Station precincts on Sunday.
The two women were identified as 35-year-old Khadija and 17-year-old Ambreen, close relatives and residents of Usman Block, New Garden Town. According to details, Khadija and Ambreen were found murdered when a woman reached their parlour at around 5pm. The woman immediately informed local residents and police, which gathered at and around the beauty parlour. Top cops of the Model Town Division inspected the crime scene while investigators from the CIA and investigation wing shifted the bodies to Jinnah Hospital’s morgue for autopsy after collecting circumstantial evidences. According to police, unidentified killers slaughtered the two women with sharp-edged weapons over unknown reasons. Investigators believe that the killers initially killed Khadija and later killed Ambreen in order to finish clues about their identification. They said that there were around four to five killers and they managed to kill Khadija easily but Ambreen resisted them over which her hands were also cut.
According to investigators, Khadija’s husband Nazim was also running a saloon on the first floor of the same building. According to investigators, local residents told them that Nazim and Khadija had a clash a few days ago over some personal issues but the matter was settled. On police’s call Nazim also reached the spot. Khadija’s husband told police that he was also present at the murder site until 2pm but later he left for some work at a customer’s place. Nazim claimed that he was not aware about the murderers. He told police that he had two wives and his first wife Shamim lived at her native place, Kamalia. He said that he married Khadija around six to seven years ago when he shifted to Lahore in search of work. He said that he had two children and his marriage with Shamim was arranged while he had a love marriage with Khadija against Shamim’s will.
Khadija’s brother told journalists that Shamim had a grudge against Khadija and they both had several scuffles. He claimed that Shamim had arranged the murder of Khadija. Model Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Awais said that police have not registered any case because relatives of Khadija have not contacted them. He said that Khadija’s brother reached the spot but later left. The SP said that initially it looks like that someone from the family is behind the murders of Khadija and Ambreen. He said that police have not registered a case on Nazim’s complaint because he is being considered as a suspect. Awais said that investigators have collected fingerprints from the spot while autopsy report of the deceased will help police as well. According to sources, CIA Police have taken Nazim and his brother Saleem into custody for interrogation.
Two women murdered at Barkat Market beauty parlour
