Murder of newly-wed couple suspected

The couple found dead in their apartment on Saturday morning after first night of their marriage were buried in the Sakhi Hasan graveyard on Sunday.

Mohammad Azeem, 28, and Beenish, 27, were classmates studying in the NED University. They were to host their valima on Saturday night. Though the postmortem examination report has been sealed and kept secret, SP North Nazimabad Naeem Shaikh told Dawn that according to the initial opinion of the medico legal officer, who conducted the bride’s autopsy, her jaw and nose had fractures and the fists clinched which suggested she posed resistance.

The MLO was confident that it was a murder, said the SP.

Hospital sources said there were no marks of recent injuries on Azeem’s body, nor was there any sign suggesting his death from a serious injury. However, they said, a sample of his nails had been sent for a chemical examination.

The SP said there had been no progress towards a clue to the culprits so far as we did not interview any of the bereaved family members, who were in a state of shock and mourning. “The investigation plan has been kept ready and we will hopefully solve the mystery soon,” he said. The couple had done their graduation and Azeem was employed by the Siemens Pakistan.

Police have registered an FIR against unknown suspects on the complaint of Danish Zaheer, the bride’s brother.