Asad Ali Laghari, the 25-year-old son of slain Sindh United Party (SUP) leader Anwar Laghari, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a house in Tando Bago near Badin on Monday, police said.

Station House Officer (SHO) Hakim Ali Jalbani told Dawn that Laghari had come to the house to visit his friends.

Upon finding him dead, his four friends Furqan Magsi, Awais Magsi, Tousaf Memon and the host Faheem Samoon informed the chairman of Tando Bago town committee instead of taking him to the hospital, the official said.

The police have arrested the friends of the victims, the SHO added.

Laghari's body was handed over to his family after the post-mortem examination. While the results of the examination were not made available, credible sources told Dawn that there was no visible torture mark on the body of the student.

The arrested individuals claimed that Laghari died during a party at the office of the housing scheme owned by local PPP leader on Badin road after consuming liquor and some pills.

However, the family has rejected the claims, adding that they will register a first information report (FIR) after Laghari's burial.

Asad was the son of Sindh United Party (SUP) leader Anwar Laghari who was gunned down during local body polls in 2015 in Qasmabad, Hyderabad.

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