North Cantonment and Naulakha Police have not been able to arrest the murderer of three people, including a young girl, even after 36 hours of the mishap, Pakistan Today has learnt. Investigators satisfied themselves by placing the killer’s name in the Exit Control List (ECL) on Sunday. According to details, accused Mohammad Khalid had recently returned from the UK. Khalid’s grandfather, father and mother own three double-storey houses of 5 marlas, 6 marlas and 7 marlas respectively at Mohalla Darashikoh near Do Moria Pull in the Misri Shah Police Station precincts.
Khalid’s father Akhtar Mir had three daughters and a son. Khalid and his sister were settled in the UK while Khalid’s second sister was residing in Lahore along with her in-laws at Tufail Road in the North Cantonment Police Station precincts. Khalid’s mother was living along with her granddaughters Faiza, 23, and Hina, 20, in her house since a couple of years, after the death of her daughter, who was mother of Faiza and Hina.
The two remaining houses were on rent and Khalid’s mother, after death of her husband Akhtar, was receiving rent of the two houses, which she was used to raise Faiza and Hina. Khalid, being the only son, was demanding her mother to sell all inherited property to give him his share but all sisters refused to divide the property on which he had a grudge against them.
On Saturday, Khalid reached her mother’s house and demanded his share again but his mother refused to do so on which he got infuriated. Khalid first shot and injured Faiza and Hina. Both the sisters were rushed to Mayo Hospital where Faiza succumbed to her injuries. After killing his niece, Khalid also attacked the house of his maternal uncle at Gujjarpura but no one was injured in the attack. The accused later reached the house of his sister living at Tufail Road and killed her brothers-in-law Mazhar Saeed and Khurshid Anwar. After registering a first information report (FIR), Naulakha Police immediately arrested Khalid’s close friends Faisal Butt and Afzaal for interrogation.
According to sources, as compared to Naulakha Police, North Cantonment Investigation Police did not do anything except informing immigration officers about the killer. Sources claimed that investigators believe that the killer has escaped abroad due to negligence of North Cantonment Police, who took around 12 hours to decide to place Khalid’s name in the ECL.
On other hand, Naulakha Police handed over body of Faiza to her family after autopsy and the slain girl was laid her to rest after funeral in a local graveyard near the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) at Main GT Road. Doctors also discharged Hina after providing her medical aid. North Cantonment Police have not yet contacted anyone for autopsy of Mazhar Saeed and Khurshid Anwar. According to sources, police will request for autopsy of the two bodies today (Monday) as relatives of the two deceased have requested them. Sources said that relatives of the deceased are waiting for their few relatives, who are settled abroad and want to attend the funeral of Mazhar Saeed and Khurshid Anwar. Ali Butt, son of Khalid’s maternal uncle, has also filed a complaint to register another FIR against Khalid. Ali said that police are cooperating with them.