Hira murder case: Lahore police arrest two close relatives

LAHORE (92 News) – The Lahore police on Saturday arrested two suspects – close relatives of the deceased – in relation to the murder of a twenty two year-old girl Hira, who was found dead in the Gulberg area of Lahore on Friday, just days before her wedding. According to the details garnered, the police lodged a first information report (FIR) in the Hira murder case. The girl, as per the FIR, was killed by unknown assailants. Police have started an investigation into the murder. It was also reported that the deceased Hira contacted from her phone with these two persons. The police has taken their phones for forensic tests. Meanwhile, the father of the deceased, identified as Riaz Hussein, told the police that he came home to find out that his daughter was missing. Upon going out of the house to search for her, the father found the body of his daughter in a nearby park. Eyewitnesses to the murder informed the father that unknown men on motorbikes had opened fire on the girl and killed her, before fleeing towards the Liberty Market despite facing resistance from bystanders.