Girl killed at home, cops catch suspect

KARACHI:

The PIB police have registered a case against four suspects for the murder of a 17-year-old girl named Fiza at her home during a robbery.

The case was filed based on a complaint by Fiza’s brother, Fahd Ali. According to Fahd, on September 5, while the family was at work, Fiza was left at home by her mother.

When her mother returned home, she found Fiza’s lifeless body with injuries to her face and head, and their house was ransacked. Gold jewellery was also missing. Fahd suspects that four individuals named Shahbaz, Junaid, Hassan, and Ali from the same neighbourhood forcibly entered their house, assaulted Fiza, and stole the jewellery before leaving. The police have arrested Shahbaz among the suspects, and an investigation is ongoing.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 7^th, 2023.