Karachi woman jumps to death trying to evade arrest during police raid

KARACHI: In a distressing event, a woman died after falling from the fourth floor of a residential building in Defence Phase 6 during a raid, police said on Sunday. 

Law enforcement officials said the incident occurred when they conducted a targeted operation at an apartment suspected of illegal drug activities. 

Police reported the deceased woman was allegedly a drug addict involved in drug trafficking.

During the raid, the woman jumped from the four-storey building to avoid arrest, and sustained fatal injuries.

The raid was prompted by an earlier arrest of a person near Sea View, whose identification led police to the woman's residence. Narcotics and drug paraphernalia were also recovered from the apartment, police revealed.

Earlier, in another shocking incident, a woman was found dead in a private hotel room near Nursery on Sharea Faisal on Saturday.

Police revealed that she had been stabbed to death, allegedly by her ex-husband, who works as a butcher and resides on II Chundrigar Road.

According to authorities, the suspect had taken a knife from his shop the previous evening, reportedly used in the killing.

Following the crime, he allegedly informed his brothers and a friend before fleeing. Police are actively searching for the suspect and his associates, who are also currently at large.