KHAIRPUR, April 3: The body of a woman was found floating in Rohri Canal near here on Tuesday. The area people spotted the body and informed the police who recovered the body with the help of the people.

Hands and feet of the women had been tied with rope and torture marks were visible on the body, an official at the B-Section police station told journalists. She appeared to be about 30 years old, he added. It is believed that the woman had been killed and her body was thrown into the canal two or three days ago.—Correspondent