Tortured body of missing vegetable seller found

SHO Kiyani states apparent motive behind murder is monetary dispute

KARACHI:

The tortured body of a 30-year-old man was found wrapped in a sheet on the riverbank near Lyari Basti in Surjani Town on Thursday. Upon receiving the information, police reached the scene and shifted the body to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

According to Amjad Kiyani, SHO Surjani Town police station, the deceased, identified as Hasan Brohi, was a resident of a Goth and a father of three girls who earned his living as a vegetable seller. He had been missing for the last three days, and a case was registered in the police station. Hasan left home on the night of January 1, informing his family that he would collect money from someone after offering Isha prayers. But he never returned.

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Police were alerted to the presence of the body by garbage pickers along the riverbank. The victim's father was called to the scene, where he identified his son.

SHO Kiyani stated that the apparent motive behind the murder is a monetary dispute, although further information is being collected to understand the complete circumstances. The cause of death cannot be immediately determined and will be ascertained through the post-mortem examination. The investigation is ongoing.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 5^th, 2024.