Body found hanging from tree

KARACHI: The body of a man was found hanging from a tree near a Karachi Water and Sewerage Board's (KWSB's) water filter plant on Super Highway on Tuesday.

On being informed about the body, police reached the spot and shifted it to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

According to the police, the body belonged to a man who had gone missing a few days ago, following which his father had reported his disappearance. Quoting the deceased's father, the police said that the man's mental condition was not stable. The police suspects that he committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree.

However, further investigation of the matter was underway and the cause of the death could only be ascertained after its completion, they said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 19^th, 2020.