RAWALPINDI: The tortured body of a woman was found hanging by a piece of rope tied to the shower in her washroom under mysterious circumstances in the limits of Civil Lines police on Thursday.

Police found wounds on her lips, strangulation marks on her neck and bleeding from her nose.

They shifted the body to the District Headquarters Hospital for a postmortem examination.

According to the initial police report, the police responded to an emergency call reporting that some thieves had entered a house.

After reaching the spot, the police found the body of a woman hanging from a shower rod, with her hands tied behind her back.

Police collected forensic evidence and shifted the body to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) for a postmortem examination.

Police have started questioning the house servant to ascertain the circumstances in which the woman was killed.

Published in Dawn, August 21st, 2026