Dog’s inquisitiveness helps cops solve murder mystery

The relentless efforts of a pet dog to dig through a heap of burnt garbage led villagers and Okanwala Bangla police of Sahiwal to solve the mystery of the brutal murder of Umer Hayat, an agricultural labourer, said a report.

- Tariq Butt

Investigations revealed that Hayat's wife Shamim and her brother, Fida Hussain, were accused of murdering him, disfiguring his face, and disposing of his body in a nearby garbage heap, which they set on fire to conceal the crime.

The police arrested both suspects and nominated them in the case filed on Feb.I8.

The murder occurred in village 105/12-L, Tehsil Chichawatni, between the nights of Feb. 13 and Feb. 14.

On Feb 8, a pet dog unearthed Umer Hayat’s feet from the burnt garbage, alerting villagers and landlord Nadeem Abbas Shah, at whose farmhouse Hayat was employed.

According to reports, Syed Bilal Nawaz, a resident of the village, called the police emergency line (I5) on Feb I8 after noticing human feet at the burnt garbage. Villagers had observed the pet dog digging the heap.