Elderly couple murdered in home invasion in Karachi’s DHA

An elderly couple was killed in a home invasion in Karachi’s Defence early Thursday.

The police believe the victims’ former employee killed them in their their Khayaban-e-Bukhari house.

They say a man who worked at their house a year and a half ago, identified as Nawaz, staged a robbery and killed the homeowner and his wife.

Nawaz was also injured in the ‘robbery’. He was arrested from the scene and stolen gold and weapons were seized.

Rescue teams shifted him and the bodies to Jinnah hospital.

The victims have been identified as 85-year-old Javed and 80-year-old Salma. Javed was a retired banker.

Their house has been sealed while the police investigate. The Clifton ASP said the police were informed of the crime by the couple’s daughter. She, her parents and a male nurse were in the house at the time of the incident.

According to the police, the suspect also tried to kill the nurse, Muhammad Farooq.



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