Karachi: A Pakistani man murdered four women in his family, including his mother and sister, for their “liberal” lifestyle and using social media, police said here on Monday.
Bilal Ahmed was arrested on Saturday and appeared in court on Monday, where he was taken into police custody.
During the court hearing, Ahmed confessed to having slit the throats of his mother, sister, niece and sister-in-law. He claimed that his “liberal” lifestyle was damaging to his marriage and that he was constantly scolded.
“It is an open and shut case that Bilal is mentally unstable and ultra-conservative,” said investigator Shaukat Awan.
The bodies of the four women were discovered on Saturday in their home in the Soldier Bazar area of Karachi, all with their throats cut.
“During investigation, it came to light that Bilal used to have daily fights with women and used to blame them and his ‘liberal’ lifestyle for his wife leaving him because he was a religious person,” Awan said.
Bilal was particularly angry at women who used social media and was angry at his sister and niece for sharing photographs and videos online. He told police he initially wanted to “teach his sister a lesson” but then realized he couldn’t leave any witnesses, so he killed the four women.
(With PTI inputs)
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