25-year-old Wafflix owner was abducted from PECHS; the police are investigating suspicions of torture
Mir Raza Ali, owner of popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube
A 25-year-old man, who was allegedly kidnapped from Karachi’s PECHS Society, was found dead in the bushes near a wedding hall in Gulistan-e-Jauhar on Wednesday, where police suspected he was tortured before being shot dead.
The victim, identified as Mir Raza Ali, son of Mir Hassan Ali, was a resident of PECHS Block 2 and owned waffle dessert chain “Wafflix” near Bahadurabad Chowrangi. His body was recovered from the bushes near Shadi Qila wedding hall in Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 1 and was taken to Jinnah hospital for post-mortem.
According to police, the body appeared to be one to two days old and had signs of burns in some areas, making identification difficult. The victim was identified by his father through his clothing. Police said a mark was also found on the victim’s back, while the exact cause of death would be determined after the post-mortem report.
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Station House Officer Kamran Qureshi said initial findings indicated the victim was tortured before being shot. He added that police were collecting CCTV footage from cameras installed around the wedding hall to trace the suspects involved in the kidnapping and murder.
A case of kidnapping was registered at Ferozabad police station on Tuesday on the complaint of the victim’s father.
According to the first information report, on the night of July 27-28, Raza returned home from his shop in his car and informed his mother around 4 am that he would step outside his house for 10 minutes. He did not return.
His mother later called his cell phone, but it was switched off. The family searched for him and also contacted Madadgar 15 before registering a case of kidnapping against unidentified suspects at the police station. The police are continuing the investigation.
Condemnations and condolences poured in on social media from those who knew the young entrepreneur as authorities were criticized for the city’s security situation.
