KARACHI:
The body of a teenager, Abdul Ghani, 14, was found hanging in a house in the town of Arafat, north of Nazimabad, under the Taimuria police station. The boy reportedly committed suicide due to distress caused by academic difficulties at school.
The body of the deceased was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for legal formalities. SHO Taimuria, sub-inspector (SI) Qaiser Imtiaz, reported that the deceased, a seventh grade student, had used a dupatta (scarf) to hang himself due to academic stress.
The deceased’s uncle, Arshad, refused to take further legal action. So, after completing the necessary formalities, the body of the deceased boy was handed over to his family.
A man commits suicide by shooting
A resident of house no. B-401 of Saima Arabian Villas, under the Manghopir police station, was found dead with gunshot wounds.
The body of the deceased was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) where he was identified as 50-year-old Iftikhar Ahmed. Initial investigations revealed that the family of the deceased heard a gunshot coming from a room, rushed there and found Ahmed dead.
Police said the incident appears to be a suicide, but further investigations need to determine the exact circumstances of the death.
