Saudi returnee Zain-ul-Abideen murdered in Karachi...

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•     KARACHI:  The body of Zain-ul-Abideen, a young man who had returned from Saudi Arabia to visit his parents, was recovered from a deserted dumping site in Karachi’s Steel Town area on Friday, October 16, police said.
• The case took a significant turn when police arrested Faisal, the victim’s cousin, and another suspect.
• Police said Faisal allegedly confessed to the murder during interrogation, although the allegations remain subject to further investigation.

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KARACHI:  The body of Zain-ul-Abideen, a young man who had returned from Saudi Arabia to visit his parents, was recovered from a deserted dumping site in Karachi’s Steel Town area on Friday, October 16, police said. His cousin Faisal and another suspect have been arrested in connection with the murder, while investigators suspect that the killing was disguised as a kidnapping for ransom.

According to police, Zain-ul-Abideen worked as a tailor in Saudi Arabia and had recently returned to Karachi to spend time with his family. His father told investigators that his son left home on a motorcycle on October 14 but failed to return. After searching for him without success, the family registered a kidnapping case at Steel Town Police Station.

The victim’s father alleged that the family subsequently received a telephone call from individuals claiming to have kidnapped his son and demanding Rs700,000 as ransom. He said the family took the demanded money to the location specified by the callers, but nobody appeared to collect it. The suspects allegedly left the victim’s slippers and mobile phone outside the family home and threatened to kill him.