NOWSHERA, Feb 1: Police on Friday found two bodies, including one of an unidentified girl, in separate parts of Nowshera.

According to a police official, the headless body of Wisal Mohammad from Aryana area in Charsadda was found near Kalpani in Risalpur area.

He said the body was later shifted to Mardan Medical Complex for autopsy.

The official said Wisal Mohammad had been missing for three days after he was invited to friend Cham Khan to his area, Guldheri in Nowshera, for a special function.

He said the body was identified by the slain man’s father, who insisted that when his son left home on a motorcycle, he had Rs110,000 cash in his pocket and both things were missing.

The official said the slain man’s father had suspected Cham Khan as the killer. He said the suspected killer’s cellphone was switched off.

As for the girl’s body, it was found on the bank of the Kabal River in Akbarpur area.

Police said the body was autopsied at Rashid Shaheed Memorial Hospital, Pabbi.

They said the autopsy report revealed that the girl was tortured before being hanged to death.

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