24-year-old found dead in Mehmoodabad laid to rest

Funeral prayers held at St Anthony’s Church

KARACHI: Twenty-four-year-old Shalem Kamran, who breathed his last and found dead in a flat in Mehmoodabad Sunday morning, was laid to rest on Friday.

Shalem's body was brought at his residence in New Maryam Square building near Railway Cantt while the funeral prayers were held at St Anthony's Church at 4pm. Shalem was laid to rest in Gora Qabristan.

According to the sister of the deceased, Shunem Kamran, the family has contacted Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, to intervene in the matter as the Sindh police are not taking the case seriously and only one suspect has been arrested in the last five days. She said the Rangers have assured them of fair investigations. The Rangers had said that if the two brothers, who are among the six friends nominated in the FIR registered by the family, do not show up till Friday, they will intervene in the arrests and investigation, Shunem added. The Rangers, meanwhile, were unavailable for comment.



So far, a close friend of Shalem, Ahmed Paracha, is under arrest and has admitted that Jahanzaib Qureshi had given some tablets to the deceased to eat. "Jahanzaib and his brother Ali Ahsan Qureshi's father said that he will present his sons to the police for their statements by 3pm on Friday but they didn't show up," said Shunem.

Shalem’s specimens have been sent for chemical analysis after the autopsy report. The autopsy report had suggested that a chemical analysis be conducted as his heart and throat were working fine.

Shunem, who is the twin sister of the deceased, said that Shalem wanted to do a lot in his life. According to her, he loved his dog, Cherry, who is now upset, roaming around the house and not eating. "Shelum wanted to buy everyone at the home something new – a new mobile phone for our younger sister, a motorcycle for our younger brother, a big TV for mother, a laptop for me," shared Shunem.



He was fond of taking pictures and his Facebook was full of his pictures as he used to post each and every activity of his on social media, said Elijay Kamran, the younger brother of the deceased. His friends were everything to him and he was always ready to do anything for him, he added.

"Shalem was the hero of our house,” said Shagufta Kamran, Shalem’s mother. “He was supporting us financially and was worried for everyone." She said that she knows her son would never come back, adding that she just wants to know the cause of his death.