KARACHI: Body found

Published January 30, 2008

KARACHI, Jan 29: A completely charred body of a young man was found on Tuesday in Korangi No. 5.

The Korangi Industrial Area police said that the body was lying at a desolate place behind the Saving Centre No. 2. They said it was spotted by the Rangers a little after dusk.

The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for autopsy. The medico-legal officer, Dr Kaleem Ahmed, said that the victim appeared to be in his mid 20s. “The body is 100 per cent charred,” he said.

Later, the police shifted the body to Edhi’s Morgue at Sohrab Goth as the victim remained unidentified.

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