ismail gulgee, his wife zarrin gulgee and a maid were found dead by strangulation in their house on the evening of 19 december 2007 by his servants. police suspect that all three had been murdered. while the bodies were found on the 19th, officials report that they had apparently been deceased for three days, leading to a speculative death date of 16 december 2007. their bodies were found bound and gagged in separate rooms of the house. the initial cause of death for all three had been attributed to suffocation. according to press reports, his son reported that gulgee's car and driver were missing and a foul smell coming from his parents' home. gulgee was buried on the evening of 20 december 2007 in karachi.