Missing man found strangled to death

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RAWALPINDI: A man who had been missing since Monday night was found strangled to death in a deserted place on Tuesday.

Police said that the man was identified as Ali Sultan. The body was handed over to his heirs after postmortem, conducted at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.

Mohammad Abu Bakar, lodged a first information report (FIR) with New Town police saying that his elder brother Ali Sultan left his house on Monday at 7pm saying that he would be coming back shortly. However, he never returned.

He said he could not even reach his brother on his mobile phone, adding later the body was found near a high school in the area.

The deceased’s family claim that they had no enmity with anybody. Police have collected evidence from the scene of the crime and launched investigation.

Published in Dawn, July 20th, 2022

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