Homicide: 22-year-old found shot dead

They said they reviewed the CCTV camera footage to ascertain whether the girl had been alone or not

LAHORE: A 22-year-old girl was found killed at a hotel on The Mall on Friday. Police identified the deceased as Rabia, a resident of Batapur. They said she  had stayed at the hotel overnight. The staff had found the body in the bathroom attached to her room. Police said she had been shot in her head. They said a pistol was also found on the crime scene. The body was sent to a morgue for an autopsy. Police said the autopsy report would help ascertain the cause of death but preliminary investigation suggested that the deceased had committed suicide. They said they reviewed the CCTV camera footage to ascertain whether the girl had been alone or was accompanied during her stay.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 30^th, 2016.