Quack arrested after two minors found dead at clinic

The bodies of two children were found at a clinic on Monday, and the quack allegedly involved in their murder was arrested. The victims were brothers, and they were identified as Ahmed, 7, and Hassan, 10. The deceased were taken to Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi.

Police said the suspect, Abdul Karim, son of Ataullah, is a Korangi resident and runs a clinic in Mauripur’s Machhar Colony. The suspect is not a doctor but a quack, added the police. Officials said the suspect lured the two children into his clinic by promising them parrots, adding that the suspect then administered sedatives to the victims.

The suspect tied the children’s hands and feet with nylon ropes, and hid them in a cupboard in his clinic, where they later died, added the officials. Police said the suspect pretended to search for the children with their father, raising suspicion among the law enforcers, who then arrested the suspect and found the children’s bodies.

Officials said that during the initial interrogation, the suspect admitted to his crime. Based on his indication, the police recovered the bodies of the two children from the cupboard in the clinic, they added.

Police said the suspect gave the brothers sleeping pills in lassi, then hid them at his clinic. The suspect was a relative of the children, added the police. Officials said the police detained the suspect on suspicion, and he admitted to his crime. Following the suspect’s indication, the police recovered the bodies of the two children from the clinic, both their hands and feet bound, added the officials. Police said that according to the children’s father, the suspect had planned to demand a ransom of Rs40 million, adding that the suspect had a debt of Rs2.2 million.