15-year-old girl allegedly murdered in Karachi

KARACHI: A 15-year-old girl, who was also a witness to her mother's murder, was allegedly killed in Karachi, Geo News learnt Tuesday, with her body dumped in the water tank of her house.

Raheema lived with two of her sisters in Maripur area of Karachi's Keamari Town. Her sisters, when reached home on Monday evening, found their house locked up.

They entered the house after breaking the lock, but didn't find Raheema inside. Searching for their sister, when they looked into the water tank they found Raheema's body inside.

Police said the deceased's hands had been tied and face covered with cloth. The body bore no torture marks.

They said the cause of death could only be ascertained after the post-mortem report.

Officials said Raheema's mother was murdered in the city's Saeedabad area last year, and she was a witness to it.

The case pertaining to her mother's murder is sub-judice, while the four accused in it were recently released on bail, they said. Raheema had also testified in the case.

The law enforcers suspect that Raheema's murder may have been connected to her mother's slaying, however, added that final investigations into the case would help ascertain the facts.