- A friend allegedly pawned 67 tolas of medical gold.
- Three suspects in custody, one key suspect on the run.
- Strangled in Jinnahabad, body buried near Thandiani.
Dr Warda, a doctor at DHQ Hospital in Abbottabad, was abducted from outside the facility and killed barely an hour later, district police officer Haroon ur Rasheed said, while sources say the case is linked to 67 tolas of gold that she had given to a friend for safekeeping.
According to MS DHQ Hospital, the post-mortem of the murdered doctor Dr Warda has been completed and the report will be made public soon.
The sources said she was a doctor at DHQ Hospital and was living with her husband abroad with her children. The DPO said she was abducted outside the DHQ hospital on December 4 and her body was found four days later.
The sources said that at the time of his planned departure abroad, Dr Warda was worried about the 67 tolas of gold in his possession. A suspect, identified as her friend Rida Jadoon, allegedly gained her trust and persuaded her to deposit the 67 tolas of gold with her as security. amanat (safe keeping).
The police later discovered that this gold had been pawned elsewhere and that Rs5 million had already been obtained against this money.
In the murder case, police have so far arrested three suspects: the main suspect, Rida Jadoon, her employee, Nadeem, and Pervaiz, who is a relative of Nadeem. Another key suspect, Shamraiz, who is Nadeem’s uncle, is still at large.
The sources said that the three related suspects belong to the same village where Dr Warda’s body was found. Police sources added that raids were carried out at several places, including Peshawar, to arrest the fleeing suspect.
According to investigators, the suspects first took Dr. Warda to an under-construction house in Jinnahabad. DPO Rasheed told a press conference that she was strangled to death and killed barely an hour after being abducted, before her body was taken away and buried near Thandiani. He said the two vehicles used in the crime were seized.
The suspects had gained the trust of Dr. Warda, especially Rida, and were holding his gold in their home. The day she was murdered, they made her issue checks which were then presented to the bank but without funds, even though she had already been killed less than an hour after her kidnapping.
The three arrested suspects have now been presented before the anti-terrorism court, which approved a three-day pre-trial detention when investigators had requested 15 days. Police added that Rida’s husband Waheed was also named in the case.
