ISLAMABAD: A woman was found murdered, while a security guard was gunned down in capital, police said on Wednesday.

In the first incident the woman was found murdered at the wooded area of G-10/2, they said, adding that earlier, some passersby spotted the body and informed the police.

Police shifted the body to hospital for pending identification and further legal procedure, the police said, adding that fingerprints of the body were taken for identification with assistance of Nadra.

In another incident, a security guard was gunned down under unexplained circumstances at a warehouse in the area of Facto Road, police said, adding that the deceased was identified as Ghulam Murtaza.

He joined a security guard company on March 3, they said adding that during a duty at late night he sustained a bullet injury in his right eye under unexplained circumstances and died on the spot. The police have registered a case and launched investigation, they added.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2024