Pakistani dad on run after killing 5 kids
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A PAKISTANI father of six is on the run after strangling five of his children to death, apparently believing the sacrifice would endow him with magical powers including alchemy, police said yesterday.
Ali Nawaz Leghari, 40, killed the two girls and three boys, aged between three and 13 overnight on Thursday in the village of Saeed Khan, about 230 kilometers north of Karachi.
“The man’s financial condition was bad but he was also learning black magic and it seems he made the sacrifice to excel in the craft,” police officer Qamaruddin Rahimo said.
Amjad Sheikh, the district’s police chief, confirmed the incident which occurred while Leghari was undertaking a 40-day spiritual journey, known as a “Chilla” prescribed to him by a “pir” (living saint) that he hoped would teach him the art of alchemy.
Rahimo said Leghari on Tuesday attempted to poison the family’s dinner but was spotted by his wife, resulting in a bitter quarrel. The wife along and their eldest son left the house to go and stay with her parents.
With the pair out of the way, Leghari carried out his plan to sedate the remaining five children and then used a rope to strangle them, Rahimo said.
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