Bahawalpur: Five members of the same family were found dead inside the house in a private housing society on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Rescue Control Bahawalpur and Bahawalpur Police, the neighbor of the victim’s family reported the incident to Rescue 1122. The rescue team immediately reached the accident site and found all the doors of the house locked. However, with the help of neighbors, rescuers entered through an open window and discovered Kashif Baloch, 40, his wife Urooj Bibi, and their sons Jahanzeb, 15, Abdullah, 13, and 9. A year old Abdul Wahab was shot and killed. A pistol was found near the dead bodies.
The cause of death remains under investigation, as police and forensic teams collect evidence from the scene.
Regional Police Officer Rai Babar Saeed said that it is premature to draw conclusions about this tragic incident. They did not rule out the possibility of either parent committing suicide, which could have resulted in the death of children and spouses before the parents took their own lives.
Kashif Baloch was a businessman from Ahmedpur East. He brought his wife and children to Bahawalpur for better educational opportunities for his children. The victim’s brother told the media that Kashif had no known enemies and there was no domestic dispute between him and his wife.
After collecting all the necessary evidence from the crime scene, the police and investigating agencies have shifted the bodies to the mortuary of Bahawal Victoria Hospital.