Gunned down: Bullet-riddled body found in Kohat

“The assailants had killed him and wrapped his body in a sheet,” says SHO.

KOHAT: The bullet-riddled body of a man was found in the Sheikhan area of Kohat on Tuesday, according to the police. Syed Qaiser Abedin had been missing since Monday evening, Riaz Shaheed police station SHO Aqiq Hussain told The Express Tribune. He said locals informed them about a body lying by the roadside after which they rushed to the site and shifted the deceased to the police station. “The assailants had killed him and wrapped his body in a sheet,” the SHO added. The national ID card of Hussain was found near the body, helping them identify his name and hometown, Usterzai Payan. Police later shifted the body to Kohat Divisional Hospital for autopsy following which it was handed over to the bereaved relatives, who said Hussain had no enmity with anyone. Police have started investigation.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 9^th, 2013.