Peshawar police have started a probe after a body of Sikh youth Parvender Singh was found in the city on Sunday.
Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sajjad Khan told a local media outlet that Parvender, a resident of Chakesar Shangla, was shot dead within the jurisdiction of the Chamkani police station.
According to the FIR, Parvender had travelled to the provincial capital to complete shopping for his wedding. “However, close to midnight on Saturday, the victim’s brother, received a call from his [Parvender’s] phone where an unidentified man told him that he had killed Parvender and also informed them about the body’s whereabouts,” the police official was quoted as saying.
“The body was later recovered from a stormwater drain on Sunday. The victim had sustained one bullet injury to the head.”
The SSP added that the victim had returned to Pakistan after spending six years working in Malaysia and was to be married in February. He said that the motive behind the incident has not been determined but further investigations are currently underway.
Khan said that the body will be handed over to the family members after conducting an autopsy.
Speaking to the media, the victim’s brother Harmeet Singh appealed to news outlets and the people of the country to highlight the incident so that his brother’s murderers can be brought to justice.
