Father murders son over association with transgender individuals in Karachi

(Web Desk): A father murdered his son in the Raja Tanveer Colony area of Iqbal Market, Orangi Town, Karachi.

According to the SHO of Iqbal Market Police Station, the accused killed his son by electrocution and shovel blows after the son refused to stop associating with transgender individuals.

Police stated that the accused forbade his 21-year-old son, Ali Khan, from spending time with transgender people, and took this extreme step when his son didn't comply.

Sher Muhammad Sangi, SHO of Iqbal Market Police Station, informed the media that a dispute between the father and son had been ongoing for several days. On the day of the incident, the father first electrocuted his son and then repeatedly struck him with a shovel, killing him.

Police say that the family has not yet registered a First Information Report (FIR), but the accused has been arrested along with the murder weapon, and further investigation is underway.

Police have shifted the body to the hospital for post-mortem, and legal proceedings are being advanced despite the absence of a registered case.