KARACHI: The investigation officer in the case of a young woman, who had died in an apparent suicide, has been arrested for allegedly tampering and destroying key evidence.
In September, 25-year-old Areeba was found dead in her apartment in Mehmoodabad in an apparent suicide case. However, police raised suspicion about whether she committed suicide and had arrested the woman’s husband and his friend.
Police have arrested the investigation officer Yusuf Naimat in the Baloch Colony police station. He is accused of allegedly destroying evidence and a case has been registered against him.
The victim’s mother has expressed dissatisfaction over the handling of the case by the officer after which it was handed over to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of Sindh Police.
When SIU officers reached the victim’s apartment, they found that key evidence in the case was missing. The ceiling fan from which the victim had allegedly hanged herself from a noose was also missing. The victim’s mother had lodged a case against the police officer for tampering with and destroying evidence.
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On 7th September, Areeba was found dead with a noose attached around her neck from her residence on the third floor of their apartment in Mehmoodabad’s No. 3 area.
According to SHO Baloch Colony police station, Areeba had married Shamshad four months ago. Her death was earlier ruled a suicide but police took the noose as evidence and launched an investigation.
The victim’s mother also claimed her daughter did not commit suicide but expressed concern that she may be murdered. Police claimed there were signs of torture on the women’s body, while they also found scratches on her husband’s neck.
SSP East Sajid Sadozai had stated the woman’s husband Shamshad Ahmed and his friend Saad have been arrested for further investigation as the victim’s parents had raised concerns that their daughter may have been killed.
