ISLAMABAD: A suspected serial killer killed 8 others Friday night in Sheikhupura, police said Saturday.
District Police Officer (DPO) Faisal Mukhtar told the media that all the victims were sleeping outdoors on other farms in a village when the alleged killer approached them, who used a sharp punch for the murder.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the scene and took the bodies to hospital.
The officer said the suspect arrested and behaved like a mentally volatile person. He would be sent for a medical check-up for a final evaluation.
According to police, a search operation was still underway for other bodies or suspects imaginable.
The incident panic among the citizens of the region.