The bodies of three women and a man in an unconscious state were found on Sunday evening in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi.
A police contingent has reached the location in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 1 and has started a preliminary investigation.
The police informed that the deceased women were identified as 52-year-old Samina, 22-year-old Maha, and 19-year-old Samreen.
The police apprised that the deceased women were mother, daughter and daughter-in-law, while one woman’s body is four days old.
The man, identified as Yaseen, was in an unconscious condition and has been shifted to a hospital, the police stated.
Regarding the incident, the police said it appears that a poisonous substance was administered to the deceased and the injured person.
On the other hand, Sindh’s Home Minister, Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar, has taken notice of the women found dead and has sought a report from the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) East.
The Minister has ordered the police to conduct a transparent probe of the incident and directed that the statement of the unconscious person and his medical condition also be included in the investigation.
