MADINAH, 2 June 2005 — Police have arrested a number of suspects in a murder case that shocked residents in a neighborhood north of Madinah, a newspaper reported yesterday.
Retired Col. Daher Al-Orwi, 72, was found dead at his house in Al-Mulaileeh late Saturday. The arrested suspects included two Pakistanis who had worked for Al-Orwi for a long period. The duo, however, denied any involvement in the murder, according to a police source, Al-Madinah daily said.
Daifullah Al-Orwi, the victim’s brother, said Al-Orwi did not have any known enemies in the area. He said the culprits definitely knew about his brother’s movement. He did not rule out the possibility that those who killed him had some disagreement with him in the past.
Residents described the crime as horrendous and point fingers at the community of overstayers in the area.
Meanwhile, seven suspected criminals were arrested in the Al-Masanei neighborhood, north of Madinah, late Tuesday. They were Afghan and Pakistani nationals.
A police source told Arab News that the arrests were not related to Al-Orwi’s murder.
