KARACHI: A teenage boy was found hanging in a house in Arafat Town, North Nazimabad, within the jurisdiction of the Taimuria police station. The boy reportedly took his own life due to distress over academic difficulties at school.
The deceased’s body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for legal formalities, where he was identified as 14-year-old Abdul Ghani. SHO Taimuria, Sub-Inspector (SI) Qaiser Imtiaz, stated that the deceased, a seventh-grade student, used a dupatta (scarf) to hang himself due to academic stress.
The deceased’s uncle, Arshad, declined to pursue further legal action. After the completion of legal formalities, the boy’s body was handed over to his family.
In another incident, a resident of House No. B-401 in Saima Arabian Villas, within the jurisdiction of the Manghopir police station, was found dead with a gunshot wound.
The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), where he was identified as 50-year-old Iftikhar Ahmed. Initial investigations revealed that the deceased’s family heard a gunshot from his room, rushed to the scene, and found Ahmed dead.
Police said the incident appeared to be a case of suicide; however, further investigations are underway to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the death.
