A newly married man was found dead at his residence in Orangi Town, Karachi, in what police suspect may be a murder staged to look like a suicide.
The body of the deceased, identified as Hamza, was discovered hanging inside his home with one hand and one leg tied and a cloth stuffed in his mouth. His brother, who was among the first to raise the alarm, said that the state of the body made it clear that something was wrong.
Investigators noted visible marks of violence on the body.
His wife, Dua, a former police constable, has been taken into custody. Police said that she had told family members that Hamza had taken his own life.
Hamza’s father has filed a murder case against Dua and her former husband, Fahad.
The couple had recently married, with their walima reception scheduled for June 18.
Crime Scene Unit teams have collected evidence from the location. Police said that the case is being investigated from multiple angles and the cause of death will be confirmed once the post-mortem report is issued.
