The story of Javed Iqbal , one of Pakistan's most notorious serial killers, is a harrowing account of systemic failure and personal vengeance that shocked the nation in 1999.
In December 1999, Javed Iqbal sent a chilling letter to the Lahore police and a local newspaper, confessing to the sexual abuse and murder of 100 young boys (ages 6–16) over a single year. Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of A Serial Kille...
He claimed his crimes were an act of revenge for a previous incident where he was allegedly assaulted by police following an arrest. The story of Javed Iqbal , one of
Originally titled Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of A Serial Killer , the biographical crime film was eventually released as after facing significant censorship challenges in Pakistan. Originally titled Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of
Iqbal lured vulnerable street children and runaways to his home in Lahore. He strangled them with a chain, dismembered their bodies, and dissolved the remains in vats of hydrochloric acid before disposing of them in a local river.