How was it possible for 100 children to disappear from the streets of Lahore in Pakistan, without anybody noticing?<br/> On 22nd November 1999 the crime reporter of The Daily Jang in Lahore, received a letter detailing diary extracts written by Javed Iqbal Moghul. This letter contained a chilling confession to 100 horrendous murders, photographs of the victims and instructions for finding their remains.<br/> Iqbal was an intelligent man from a wealthy and respected family. In 1992, two impoverished homeless boys from the streets of Lahore accused him of rape and the resulting scandal brought shame upon his family. When his mother died of a heart attack soon after this incident, it seems a transition occurred in the psyche of Iqbal, from sex offender to murderer and he plotted to avenge her death by killing 100 runaways in 200 days.<br/> Iqbal carried out his plan by strangling or poisoning the boys and disposing of their bodies by dissolving them in acid.<br/> This film reveals Iqbal’s methods and asks how he was able to commit these horrific crimes undetected until he chose to reveal the murders to the press. It also questions the attitudes of the Pakistani government, police and citizens towards the welfare of the runaway children who are so abundant and yet unseen on the streets of their capital.<br/> Javed Iqbal Moghul was found guilty of all 100 murders and has been sentenced to death.<br/>
How was it possible for 100 children to disappear from the streets of Lahore in Pakistan, without anybody noticing?
On 22nd November 1999 the crime reporter of The Daily Jang in Lahore, received a letter detailing diary extracts written by Javed Iqbal Moghul. This letter contained a chilling confession to 100 horrendous murders, photographs of the victims and instructions for finding their remains.
Iqbal was an intelligent man from a wealthy and respected family. In 1992, two impoverished homeless boys from the streets of Lahore accused him of rape and the resulting scandal brought shame upon his family. When his mother died of a heart attack soon after this incident, it seems a transition occurred in the psyche of Iqbal, from sex offender to murderer and he plotted to avenge her death by killing 100 runaways in 200 days.
Iqbal carried out his plan by strangling or poisoning the boys and disposing of their bodies by dissolving them in acid.
This film reveals Iqbal’s methods and asks how he was able to commit these horrific crimes undetected until he chose to reveal the murders to the press. It also questions the attitudes of the Pakistani government, police and citizens towards the welfare of the runaway children who are so abundant and yet unseen on the streets of their capital.
Javed Iqbal Moghul was found guilty of all 100 murders and has been sentenced to death.
