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.
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.