Police solve blind murder case of 7 family members

KOHAT: Police have solved the blind murder case of seven members of a family in the Regi Shino Khel area of Kohat and arrested the accused, officials said on Wednesday.

District Police Officer (DPO) D. Zahidullah, along with SP Investigation Taj Muhammad, DSP Abdul Hafeez, and SHO City Fayaz Khan, told reporters that the prime suspects, including Sajid, Danish and Shams, residents of Mohammadzai, Kohat, were taken into custody. The police also seized a Kalashnikov rifle and pistols used in the deadly attack, they added.

The tragic incident occurred on August 17 in the Regi Shino Khel area, when nine members of the same family were returning late at night from an outing at Tanda Dam. Armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire, killing seven people on the spot, injuring one, while another miraculously survived.

According to police, the motive behind the massacre was a family dispute linked to marriage proposals involving women of the family. Investigations revealed that the accused ambushed the victims at around 1 am out of personal enmity.

DPO Zahidullah praised SHO Fayaz Khan and his team for their relentless efforts in tracking down the killers. He further stated that the accused have been remanded into police custody for three days for interrogation.