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Tailor found murdered

By Our Correspondent
May 18, 2026
A crime scene tape can be seen in this image. — Unsplash/File
A crime scene tape can be seen in this image. — Unsplash/File

LAHORE:A 60-year-old tailor was found brutally murderedin the Missri Shah area with police suspecting that unidentified assailants slit his throat with a sharp-edged weapon.

The victim, identified as Shaukat, was living alone at his residence. Investigators said unidentified suspects allegedly attacked and killed him. Police said the victim’s throat appeared to have been cut with a butcher’s cleaver, adding that a blood-stained weapon was recovered from the crime scene and taken into custody as evidence.