Police on Saturday said they have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in the murder of a woman whose body was discovered earlier this week in Clifton, Karachi. 

On November 25, the remains of a woman named Shehnaz Arshad Gill were discovered near Urban Forest in Clifton, showing clear evidence of torture. An autopsy subsequently indicated that she had been sexually assaulted prior to her murder. South DIG Syed Asad Raza informed a private news channel that the detained suspect lived in Akhtar Colony and was acquainted with the victim.

During the interrogation, the man informed the detectives that he and woman, who he said was a friend of his, had met near Clifton on November 22. A disagreement regarding money resulted in a physical altercation, during which the victim snatched his phone. Enraged, he repeatedly hit her head and face with a rock, killing her. He subsequently ran off, taking her phone along with some cash from her purse.

The DIG said the suspect had confessed to the crime. He added that to conceal the victim’s identity, the suspect smashed her face with a heavy stone and burned her fingers with a cigarette lighter.
Authorities retrieved the stolen mobile device from the suspect.

Gill was living in Saeedabad, Baldia Town. He hails from Mian Channu in the Khanewal district of Punjab. 

The victim had been declared missing on November 22, with her son filing a missing person report at the Madina Colony police station.

According to police surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed, the woman’s remains, which had disfigured facial features and were in the early stages of decay, were discovered in an open area within the Boat Basin police station's jurisdiction.