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KARACHI, Oct 2: The body of a college girl was found in bushes at a derelict place in Surjani Town on Wednesday.
She was suspected to have been kidnapped, allegedly raped and later killed.
According to police investigation, Saira Yusuf, 19, studying at a college, was found dead near Qalandari mosque. The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for autopsy where doctors were of the view that the girl had been subjected to torture.
Marks of torture and burns by cigarette were obvious all over her body, including her private parts. A mark of blunt weapon was also found in her forehead which indicated that she was hit with some hard object. Marks of strangulation were also found.
Police said the girl, a resident of 5-M in a shanty town of North Karachi, used to teach children and had been studying at a college in Nazimabad. She told her family at home on Monday that she was going to see one of her friends in New Karachi, and since then she remained untraceable, the family told the police.
Police believed the girl might have been kidnapped and subjected to torture. She was allegedly raped and strangled subsequently. The circumstantial evidence suggested that the girl’s body was not thrown there but it appeared she might have been taken there alive and then killed.
ACCIDENT: A man died and two others suffered injuries after being hit by a recklessly-driven water tanker on Wednesday in Korangi Industrial Area.
Police said three persons were crossing the road when a water tanker (QAB-7375) hit them. All the three persons suffered injuries and were taken to a hospital where one of them died. Two others were admitted to the hospital.
The dead was later identified as Yar Mohammad, 30, resident of Bilal Colony. Two injured were Hanif and Yawar. The police arrested the driver, Shakeel, and impounded his water tanker.
ARREST: The excise police arrested a man at Cantonment Railway Station and recovered 12 kgs of heroin concealed in fuel tanks of two motor-cycles.
An official of the excise police said the police raided the railway station where Habibullah had brought two motorcycles (RIF-4533 & LHR-1180) with him.
He had booked these motorcycles in Peshawar.
On a search, 12 kilograms of heroin powder, concealed in fuel tanks of the motorcycles, was recovered. A case was registered against Habib. He told the police that he bought the heroin powder from Haji Akhian in Peshawar.
CARJACKING: As many as 28 vehicles — nine cars and 19 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen on Wednesday.
Four cars were hijacked and five others stolen in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Saddar, Clifton and other towns.
Eight motorcycles were taken away at gunpoint and 11 others stolen in North Karachi, Nazimabad, Gulbahar, Kharadar, Saddar, Gulistan-i-Johar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Korangi, and other areas.
