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KARACHI, Aug 17: Three bodies were found floating on the sea on Saturday.
The body of a doctor was found floating on the sea off Ghas Bandar beach in Keamari. The body was recovered and sent to Civil Hospital for autopsy. The drowning victim was identified at the hospital a Dr Javed Iqbal, aged 35. Edhi and police sources said that a chit was found in his clothes on which was written: “My body be taken to Fahim Medical Centre.”
Staff of Fahim Medical Centre, which is in Orangi Town, said Dr Javed Iqbal worked for the medical centre and he had been absent from his duty for the past two days without giving any prior information.
The family believed that it was suicide as Dr Javed did not have enmity with anyone. “He was a humble and polite man,” said a family member. Dr Javed’s Nikah had been solemnized four months ago, but the bride’s rukhsati (formal wedding ceremony) had not taken place.
Police believed that Dr Javed had committed suicide. Police were, however, also investigating other aspects.
Two men who had gone to Manora with their friends for picnic drowned in the sea in the afternoon.
Bodies of the dead men, identified as Feroz, aged 18, and Wajahat, aged 30, were recovered from the sea near Manora beach by navy divers. Later, the bodies were sent to Civil Hospital for post-mortem. Feroz was resident of Gulshan-i- Iqbal and Wajahat lived in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Both men worked with a multinational company.
CARJACKING: Eleven vehicles — three cars and eight motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Saturday, police said.
One car was hijacked in North Nazimabad. Two others were stolen in Bahadurabad and Nazimabad.
Two motorcycles were hijacked in Ferozabad and Joharabad. Six others were stolen in Garden, Risala, Frere, New Town, Taimuria, and Kharadar.
Police also claimed on Saturday to have recovered three cars (CF-1695, C- 1174, PG-7010) and six motorcycles (KAL-8505, RND-7783, KAM-2926, KAZ-5141, KCV-0597, and KAK-2504).
Road Accidents: Two men died in road accidents in the city on Saturday.
A minibus of route W-24 (JE-1630) overturned near new Sabzimandi on Super Highway in the afternoon. As a result, its conductor died as he was trapped under the minibus. Four others suffered minor injuries. They were rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital from where they were discharged after first aid. The injured were identified as Salma, aged 27, Akbar, aged 18, Ghulam Jilani, aged 36, and Ramazan, aged 65.
Police said that the identity of the conductor, who was in his late 20s, could not be established immediately and his body had been kept in the Edhi’s morgue for identification. The driver of the minibus escaped.
A 13-year-old boy was run over by an unidentified vehicle near Kabari Bazaar in Pak Colony. The body was sent to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for autopsy.
SHOT DEAD: A man was shot dead in Arambagh on Saturday.
Police said that Mumtaz Ahmed, resident of North Nazimabad, was office assistant in a union office of a building near Abid Chamber. He suffered a bullet wound and died on the spot. Police believed that the target was someone else, but Mumtaz fell victim to the attack.
The body was sent to a hospital for autopsy. After post-mortem the body was handed over to the family.
