RAWALPINDI, Oct 03 (INP): Two domestic staff members of Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami (JUI-S) Maulana Sami ul Haq who were taken into custody on Saturday, told police that two men visited the residence of the Sami ul Haq before his assassination. Maulana Sami ul Haq, an influential religious scholar and former senator, was stabbed to death while he was resting in his room at his residence in Rawlpindi on Friday. His son, Maulana Hamid ul Haq, had said that the JUI-S chief's "driver-cum-guard went out for 15 minutes” and returned to find him dead. The detainees in their initial statement to the police said, “The two men had visited Maulana Sami ul Haq on several occasions before as well and wanted to meet him alone.” "The JUI-S chief sent us to the market to bring food and drinks," they further said. “When we returned after 15 minutes, we found Maulana Sami ul Haq lying in a pool of blood,” the staff workers added. The two staff members were taken into custody earlier today for questioning. A probe into the JUI-S chief's assassination is under way and investigation officers have carried out fingerprint scans of the phone, glasses and other items belonging to the religious scholar. His phone records have also been obtained. Further, CCTV footage of the housing society where the JUI-S chief resided is being obtained to identify the suspects.