Missing man found dead

Published February 9, 2016

TAXILA: The Wah Cantonment police recovered a decomposed body of a man who went missing from Wah Cantonment area some 12 days ago, and arrested a couple who has confessed to killing him.

Police sources said Liaquat Ali, 50, a resident of Ahmed Nagar who was allegedly picked up by the couple who later killed him and buried him in their house with the help of two persons.

The police said on their pointation, they recovered the body of the deceased besides arresting their associates.

The police while quoting the accused said that the couple had borrowed Rs1.2 million from the deceased. When he demanded the loan they killed him.

Published in Dawn, February 9th, 2016

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