KARACHI: The police has arrested one man and two women who have been accused with triple homicide of a couple and their unborn child, who were mysteriously murdered at their residence on November 21.

The homicide, which had been labeled a suicide by the couple’s family, was under strict investigation by the police.

“Their manner of death was suspicious, we knew it wasn’t a suicide,” said SPO Surjani Altaf Hussain.

Kashif was an accountant who was under investigation for having swindled around a million rupees from the bank. His wife Mehwish was five-months pregnant. Their bodies were found after a 20-hour delay, with bullets shot through their heads, a suicide note and the murder weapon (an unlicensed TT pistol) placed near by.

The couple lived in Sector 35/A, Lyari Expressway, Surjani Town. Their family claimed that the couple had committed suicide because of the shame brought upon by the inquiry. Kashif’s brother Asim discovered the dead bodies as he broke into their house. They were immediately taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in an Edhi ambulance. Even though the couple’s family has not registered an FIR, the police have lodged it on the behalf of the government.

The police had serious doubts about the microfinance bank involvement in the case and interrogated them, however their involvement in the homicide could not be proved. The police then interrogated the couple’s neighbours. Amongst the neighbours, they found Asad who coincidently is a security guard at Kashif’s bank.

During the investigation Asad confessed that he had plotted the couple’s murder with his wife Rashida, sister-in-law Shakeela and his brother Kaleemullah. The police immediately raided their residence and took them in custody. Kaleemullah had reportedly fled soon after committing the crime.

On finding that his wife Rashida was pregnant again Asad was suspicious, as he had taken necessary precaution after their first child. After close questioning Asad learnt that Kashif had raped Rashida two months ago and that she had vowed to kill him. The brothers and their wives plotted the murder to avenge Rashida’s honour.

After careful planning they went over to the couples house. First Asad raped a pregnant Mehwish and later they mixed poison in the milk. Kashif and Mehwish were then forced to write a suicide note and then shot in the head.