Three children found dead.

RAWALPINDI -- Three children were found dead after being locked in a trunk allegedly by their father apparently to punish their mother who left him and started living with her parents. The incident took place in Dera Muslim village, within limits of Police Station (PS) Jatli. The dead bodies were moved to hospital for autopsy where they have been identified as Usman (9), Faizan (4) and Rida (4). The father namely Noor Muhammad reportedly escaped to Karachi after committing the crime. Police registered a case against the accused and began investigation.

According to details, a brawl occurred between Noor Muhammad and her wife who then left his house and started living with her parents. They said the man locked his two sons and a daughter in a trunk where they died of suffocation. The man fled to Karachi to avoid being arrested by police.

They said some villagers alerted...