Couple found hanging from tree in Kasur
Initial reports suggest the couple were murdered before being hanged to make it seem like a suicide
December 13, 2018
KASUR: Bodies of a couple were found hanging from a tree near a by-pass in Kasur on Thursday morning.
Killed under mysterious circumstances, the bodies of the burqa-clad girl and the boy dressed in red jacket and shalwar kameez were discovered hanging from a tree by residents of the area in the early hours of the morning.
When the police took down the bodies, a cell phone and a National Identity Card (CNIC) were found from the boy’s pocket. According to the CNIC, the boy’s name was Hussain, a 25-year old resident of Ittehand colony in Lahore. Police said the girl was around 16 or 17 years old and remains to be identified.
Initial reports suggest that the couple were murdered before being hanged with a plastic rope, to make it seem like a suicide.
A rickshaw was found at some distance from where the couple’s body was found hanging.
District Police Office (DPO) Kasur said an investigation has been launched to solve the case.
"The bodies have been sent for post-mortem while forensic experts have started collecting evidence from the scene of the crime," the DPO added.
