Karachi: A young woman was beaten to death in Orangi Town on Thursday allegedly by her husband.
Twenty-three-year-old Jameela was beaten to death by her husband Tahir after a heated argument at their Muzaffar Colony residence, said a Mominabad police official.
Tahir has been missing following his wife’s murder.
Locals heard the hue and cry raised by Jameela and rushed to the house and found her body.
They informed police, who took the body to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
According to the law enforcers, the victim was killed by her husband over a family dispute.
Rickshaw driver slain
A rickshaw driver was killed in Korangi No 3, said a Zaman Town police official.
Twenty-seven-year-old Irfan was sitting in his rickshaw when unidentified suspects riding a motorcycle sprayed him with bullets.
An eyewitness informed police, who took Irfan’s body to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for a post-mortem examination. Police said the man was killed over a personal enmity.
