Karachi police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old newly wed girl whose body was found hanging on the rooftop of a residential building in DHA Phase V in the night between November 17 and 18.
Police registered a murder case at Darakhshan Police Station on the complaint of her father.
According to reports, Zainab, moved to Karachi from Sialkot about a month ago after she got married. She had been staying at her husband’s maternal aunt’s house in Badr Commercial, where her body was discovered.
Her father, Abdul Jabbar, said his daughter went to the rooftop the previous evening and did not return for a long time. He said he later learned that someone had strangled her and that she was found unconscious on the rooftop.
When she was taken to the hospital, doctors confirmed she had died. He said he believes someone strangled his daughter for unknown reasons and that he requested legal action for justice.
Police found the circumstances suspicious after examining the scene. SSP South Mahzor Ali said the murder case had been filed and that police have recorded statements from the husband’s aunt and cousin. He said investigators are verifying the statements and expanding the inquiry.
Police detained a suspicious individual while also questioning others connected to the case. The SSP confirmed that the aunt’s son, Abdul Hadi, is currently in custody. He said anyone found involved in the murder will face justice.
Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya said the preliminary post-mortem shows Zainab died from strangulation. She said investigators collected samples for chemical and DNA analysis.
Earlier this year, model Humaira Asghar was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside her flat in DHA Phase VI’s Ittehad Commercial area.
Her body was discovered when a court bailiff arrived to enforce an eviction order for unpaid rent in a case filed by the flat’s owner. It was later determined that Humaira had likely died 10 months ago.