Man feared dead after jumping into sea

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KARACHI: A man is thought to have ended his life by jumping into the sea in the early hours of Tuesday morning, rescuers and his family said.

An Edhi Foundation spokesperson said that they received information that a man, identified as Tahir Mehmood, 27, drowned in the sea near Clock Tower.

He said that the man purportedly died by jumping into the sea as he expressed his intentions in a video call to his family. His cell phone was also found from the spot.

Tahir’s father told the media that his son had two wives and one daughter. He said he got a phone call from his daughter-in-law who informed him about her husband’s video call and that he told her that he was going to jump into the sea.

Edhi divers launched a search operation at around 5:30am but could not find him because of high tides and strong winds.

The police said he originally hailed from Rahim Yar Khan and lived here in Shah Faisal Colony.

Published in Dawn, April 24th, 2024

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