Body recovered

Published February 3, 2013

NOWSHERA, Feb 3: Police recovered body of a young woman when three unidentified men were trying to bury it in Usmanabad locality here on Sunday.

Officials said the police raided the area after receiving information from local people that three suspected men having a bag were digging a grave in Mian Ilyas area in Akora Khattak.

Seeing the police, the three men escaped, leaving behind the bag. The police recovered the body of a young woman from it. Officials said the body bore marks of violence and was shifted to DHQ Nowshera for autopsy.

Akora Khattak police registered case against unknown accused.—Correspondent

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