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Thursday June 19, 2025

Woman found dead

By Our Correspondent
May 22, 2025
A representational image of a police tape restricting an incident scene. — Reuters/File
A representational image of a police tape restricting an incident scene. — Reuters/File

LAHORE:A 35-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in her rented home in the Raiwind City area. Police say the body bore signs of torture, with the victim’s hands tied behind her back. According to preliminary details, the deceased, Kanwal, was living with her 16-year-old daughter, Fiza, on Wahga Manga Road, where both worked at a nearby factory. The brutal discovery was made when Fiza returned home after her factory shift and found her mother lying dead with her limbs bound.

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