KARACHI: Boy shot dead in Malir

Published April 9, 2005

KARACHI, April. 8: A young boy died in a controversial manner in Khokhrapar on Friday. Police said the body of Mohammad Ejaz, 12, was found in a house in Khokhrapar, with a bullet wound to his head. The body was recovered from the neighbour’s house.

Police shifted the body to JPMC for post mortem. Hospital sources suspected that the boy was first subjected to sodomy and later shot dead.

Police have detained male members of the house from where the body was recovered and are investigating the case.

RECOVERED: Police on Friday solved a murder case of a headless body recovered a few days back from Zaman Town.

Police said victim’s head was recovered from a storm-water drain in Korangi No 6. He was identified as Badshah.

Following the investigations, police nabbed one of the victim’s friends Ghulam Mohammad. After interrogating the suspects, Ghulam Mohammad confessed to have killed Badshah as he was having an affair with his wife.

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