Tag: serial killer

  • From thrills to romance: Ten dramas that defined the year

    From thrills to romance: Ten dramas that defined the year

    Looking for something different from the usual love triangles, family feuds, and predictable comedies? Enter Green Entertainment! This channel has freshen up the Pakistani drama scene with new, exciting content. With its captivating teasers, Green Entertainment made us ask, ‘Is this what we were waiting for?’ And the answer was a resounding ‘Yes!’

    Green Entertainment stands out for its diverse array of shows, including family dramas, crime thrillers, horror series, love stories, and unique scripts that challenge the industry norms. Competing with seasoned players in the field was no small feat, but Green Entertainment’s bravery paid off.

    Let’s take a trip down memory lane and explore 10 standout dramas from Green Entertainment – from love stories to thrillers and more!

    Tumhare Husn Ke Naam: This drama brought a touch of vintage romance, captivating fans of classic Pakistani dramas. Starring Saba Qamar and Imran Abbas as Salma and Sikandar, it tells the story of enduring love and following one’s passion. Set against the charming architecture of Lahore’s National College of Arts, this drama highlights societal norms about remarriage and the power of true love.

    22 Qadam: This drama focuses on Fari, a college student passionate about cricket, played by Hareem Farooq. It highlights female empowerment and the pursuit of dreams. With a cast including Wahaj Ali and dynamic characters, “22 Qadam” challenges gender stereotypes and celebrates women’s aspirations.

    Serial Killer: Starring Saba Qamar as SP Sarah, this drama introduces viewers to a murder mystery filled with forensic investigations and intricate plots. Written by Umera Ahmed, it keeps audiences on the edge of their seats with its meticulous attention to detail.

    Breaking News: This drama delves into the manipulation of media and politics, exposing the dark side of the industry. It raises important questions about media responsibility and political influence, offering a gripping and thought-provoking narrative.

    Kabli Pulao: ‘Kabli Pulao’ tells the story of Haji Mushtaq and Barbeena, highlighting cultural expectations and personal sacrifices. Their journey, symbolised by the popularity of Kabli Pulao, reflects resilience and the power of human connection.

    Standup Girl: Zara Noor Abbas stars as Zara, a stand-up comedian navigating life’s challenges. This romantic comedy, set in Lahore, explores themes of identity, humour, and the pursuit of artistic fulfilment, making it a refreshing tale of love and laughter.

    Gentleman: Influenced by Pakistan’s socio-political landscape, this drama blends love stories with deep-seated issues. Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar’s portrayal highlights the complexities of governance, justice, and the morality of love, offering a cinematic experience on TV screens.

    Pas-e-Deewar: Set in rural Pakistan, this drama follows Ujala and Iftikhar as they navigate financial hardships and societal pressures. With themes of resilience, integrity, and love, it explores the clash between tradition and modernity.

  • Arrested target killer of police among four killed in encounter

    Arrested target killer of police among four killed in encounter

    A suspected serial-killer of the police and alleged member of the banned militant group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Faizan Butt, who was reportedly involved in three attacks on police officials in Lahore within a week, was killed along with three other terrorists during an encounter in Karol Ghatti on Sunday night.

    The counter-terrorism department’s spokesperson told the media that the team took the arrested terrorists to Karol Jungle for seizure of weapons. Meanwhile, about six terrorists opened fire on the police, as a result, four of the terrorists were shot dead by the firing of their accomplices while three managed to escape.

    The police seized two Kalashnikovs and a pistol from the spot, he said.

    Faizan had shot dead a sub-inspector and a constable after following them when they were unarmed on their way back home. He had also shot and injured another police constable. Investigations revealed that he recorded the attacks by using a pen camera, ensuring that the victim was dead before leaving. He then sent the recordings to his handlers as proof.

    He was arrested from a housing society on May 3.

    Initial investigations suggested that the suspect was frustrated because the police had registered a case against him.

    The CTD had received information that he had contacted some people in his area to help him join a militant organisation.

    Later, Faizan got arrested for carrying explosives and he was sent to prison. There he met a jailed leader of a banned sectarian outfit who helped him in getting released on bail.

    He went to Afghanistan where he had meetings with TTP leaders who assigned him the task of killing six policemen to prove his loyalty.

    The suspect revealed in police custody that the banned group had arranged a 30-bore and a 9mm pistol for the killings.

    Faizan’s father was a manager in a factory and lived in Shadbagh. His mother had separated from him and lived in the private housing society.

  • ‘Baby killer’ Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life in prison

    ‘Baby killer’ Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life in prison

    Lucy Letby, the newborn murdering serial killer, has been sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday by a Manchester court. The 33-year-old nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more while on duty in the children’s ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England.

    Manchester Crown Court judge Justice Gross said at the sentencing, “You acted in a way that was completely contrary to the normal human instincts of nurturing and caring for babies.”

    Her offences also include “inappropriate remarks” she made after the deaths of the babies.
    “Lucy Letby has destroyed our lives. The anger and the hatred I have towards her will never go away. It has destroyed me as a man and as a father,” said a father of two babies murdered by Letby.

    The former nurse, however, was not present in the courtroom during her sentence hearing nor did she follow the hearing via videolink from prison.

    According to Sky New, Judges have the choice to compel people to appear before them for sentencing but it is reliant on prison governors to execute this order as it would be their staff who would have to force someone from their cell. Nonetheless, an extra two years can be added to a sentence if the person refuses to attend the court.

    UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak has said “I think it’s cowardly that people who commit such horrendous crimes do not face their victims”

    The parents of the victims were present at the sentencing. One mother said, “Even in these final days of the trial, she tried to control things, the disrespect she has shown the families and the court show what type of person she is.

    “We have attended court day in and day out, yet she decides she has had enough, and stays in her cell, just one final act of wickedness from a coward.”

    Journalists Josh Halliday, present in the courtroom, tweeted: “The most harrowing two hours I’ve ever spent in a courtroom. I spent some of it writing through tears. The families’ statements – delivered to an empty dock where Letby should have been sitting – were utterly shocking from start to finish.”

    The Letby Case

    Senior doctors became concerned with a sudden rise in medical emergencies and deaths of babies at the neonatal unit from January 2015 to a span of 18 months. In each case, the child would suddenly develop life threatening complications.

    Police were soon asked to look into the matter, and they quickly honed in to Lucy Letby, present at each of the emergencies, usually during the night shift.

    She was arrested in July 2018 and then in June 2019. She was arrested once again in November 2020 and was charged with murder and murder attempts between June 2015 and July 2016.

    According to the prosecutors, Letby tried to kill 17 babies. It is said that while the babies were in the ward, Letby would give them lethal amounts of insulin, inject air into their bloodstream or stomach, or give them excessive milk.

    Her victims include a pair of twins as well as two siblings whom she killed on consecutive days. The youngest victim was a day old while the oldest was an 11 weeks old girl who Letby tried to kill four times till she finally succeeded. Additionally, among premature babies were hopeful cases whose improving condition worsened during the nights shift when Letby was on duty.

    As per Reuters, the police have not been able to conclude the motive behind the attacks. “Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ll ever know unless she just chooses to tell us,” said Detective Superintendent Paul Hughes, who led the investigation.

    Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Evans, the deputy senior investigating officer, said that Letby had a “healthy social life, she had a circle of friends, she had her parents and holidays”. She claims that police could not find anything unusual for “a woman of her age at that point in her life”.

    However, as reported by CNN, handwritten notes and memos were found during a search of her house that read, “I don’t deserve to live. I killed them on purpose because I’m not good enough to care for them,” and “I am a horrible evil person” and in capital letters “I am evil I did this.”

    Police will be reviewing Letby’s career before the period covered under the charges at Countess of Chester Hospital and at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital where she had spent part of her training.

    More than 4,000 babies were admitted in the two hospitals between 2012 to 2016. And while every admission will be thoroughly reviewed, only the “concerning” cases will be further investigated, say Hughes.

  • Serial killer targeting transgenders caught by police

    Serial killer targeting transgenders caught by police

    The Rawalpindi Police have arrested a serial killer accused of the murder of three transgender women.

    The suspect, Ali Hussain, killed two transgender women after raping them.

    According to the police, the accused killed Zahoor, in February this year, Saif in April and another transgender woman in January 2020 in Rahim Yar Khan.

    Separately, a transgender was allegedly raped in Raiwind on Wednesday.

  • Serial killer kills two more women after release on bail

    Serial killer kills two more women after release on bail

    Indian police have arrested a serial killer who allegedly murdered two more women after the court released him on bail.

    Hyderabad city police commissioner Anjani Kumar told the media that Maina Ramulu was involved in the murder of 18 women over the last 24 years and was arrested and convicted earlier in 16 cases of murder.

    Police said Ramulu became a psychopath at the age of 21 and started targetting married women after his wife eloped with her boyfriend.

    Hyderabad Police Task Force arrested 45-year-old Ramulu in the city in connection with the murder of two women in Ghatkesar and Siddipet towns in December 2020. According to police, Ramulu used to approach women in their 30s and intoxicate them by offering liquor and took them to isolated areas apparently to have sex.

    In many cases after killing women with stones or strangulating them, he would burn their faces by pouring alcohol to make identification difficult. He continued to commit the crimes even after serving an eight-year term in jail and coming out on bail.

    In the latest incident, he picked up one Venkatamma from a liquor vend in Yusufguda area of Hyderabad on December 30 and killed her at an isolated spot in Ghatkesar. The other victim, an unidentified woman in her 30s, was picked up from a vend to death at a village.

    After his first arrest in 2009, a local court sentenced Ramulu to life imprisonment on February 2011.

    During his sentence he was admitted to mental hospital for treatment. While he was in hospital he escaped with five other inmates on December 30, 2011.

    During the next two years, he committed five more murders on the borders of the city and was re-arrested by the police in May 2013. Later, he approached a high court for release and committed two more murders while on bail.

    “I suffered a lot because of what my wife did to me. I killed these women to see that others don’t suffer like me,” Maina Ramulu had told the police after his arrest.

  • ‘Death by massage’: police arrest serial killer masseur

    ‘Death by massage’: police arrest serial killer masseur

    The Lahore police have arrested a serial killer identified as Ejaz alias Jajji, who killed his victims by giving them massages.

    According to a report in The Express Tribune, the accused confessed to killing five people during initial interrogation. The police revealed that Jajji worked as a masseur (a person who provides massage professionally) and used his profession to lure victims. He would convince his clients to go to a deserted place to avail his services and would snap their neck bone or stab them to death while giving them a massage.

    After murdering them, he would rob them of their valuables and escape.

    Jajji murdered at least four men in Lahore and also confessed to committing a murder in Rawalpindi. While he has now been nabbed by the police, the search for his two accomplices is still underway.

    The police said that though this case was unique, it was not unheard of. They explained that masseurs are experts in veins and blood pressure points in the body that are closely linked with the nervous system. In the past, dozens of cases have been reported in which people were rendered unconscious using massaging techniques so that swindlers could loot their ‘clients’. The practise is reportedly common in areas like Data Darbar and Yadgar. Such looting tactics are locally known as “applying formula”.

    The police expressed their concern over this new trend of murdering people and said that they are investigating it.