FAISALABAD: A maid was gunned down under mysterious circumstances at the house of her employer in Amin Town on Wednesday night.

Submitting an application with the Mansoorabad police, Abdul Wahid of Ali Town, Bawa Chak, said his niece Faiza Batool, 17, was serving as a maid at the residence of Saleem Shah in Amin Town. He said Faiza had been living in the home of Shah and on Wednesday night they received a call that an unidentified person gunned down Faiza inside the house.

Following the information, Wahid said when they had reached the home of Shah they found Faiza in a pool of blood on a bed.

He said the girl had torture marks on her body.

The police registered a case under section 302 of the PPC.

Published in Dawn, September 7th, 2018

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