Acid-burnt woman found in sack

KARACHI: A 35-year old woman was found dead in a sack behind the Madadgar 15 office on Mauripur Road late night Thursday.

According to police, her face was burnt with acid and she could not be immediately identified. She was dressed in pink. In another case, the body of a woman was found floating near KPT Gate no 15.

According to the police, she was dressed in dark blue and there were no signs of beating. The body was three days old. Twenty-two-year old Kashif of Mehmoodabad was found near Lyari River shot in the head. The police lodged FIR No. 169/07. Also, 55-year old Athar Ali was shot by robbers he was resisting on main Karsaz Road. His injured son Kashif was taken to Liaquat National Hospital. The robbers escaped on their motorcycle.

According to the Bahadurabad police, Ali was a senior cook at PIA. Meanwhile, accused Amir was killed in a police encounter and Tariq was arrested after he was injured.

Police said they recovered four mobile phones, two TT pistol and a motorcycle without a registration plate. Constable Abdul Rahim and Zahid Khan were injured.

Source: Daily Times

Date:11/30/2007