KARACHI – A man who travelled from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan to visit his parents has allegedly been kidnapped and murdered, leaving his family devastated. Police recovered the body of Zain-ul-Abideen, who was reported missing after leaving his home in Karachi on October 14.
According to police officials, the investigation revealed the alleged involvement of the victim’s cousin, Faisal, and Faisal’s friend. Both suspects have been arrested, and the victim’s body was recovered on the information they provided, police said. Officials further stated that Faisal confessed to the murder during interrogation.
According to the victim’s father, Zain-ul-Abideen worked as a tailor in Saudi Arabia and had returned to Pakistan to visit parents. The father said his son left home on a bike on October 14 but never returned. After searching for him without success, the family approached Steel Town police station, where a kidnapping case was registered on the father’s complaint.
The family’s ordeal reportedly took a terrifying turn when the alleged kidnappers contacted them and demanded Rs700,000 in ransom. The father said the family took the money to the location specified by the kidnappers, hoping to secure his son’s release. However, no one was present at the designated spot.
The victim’s father alleged that the suspects later threw his son’s slippers and mobile phone outside the family home. The family was also allegedly threatened with the young man’s murder. Police subsequently arrested two suspects and recovered Zain-ul-Abideen’s body based on information obtained during the investigation.
Police said the young man’s body had been stuffed into a sack and dumped at an isolated location. A piece of yellow cloth had been tied around the sack. The recovery brought tragic end to the family’s search for the young man, who had travelled from Saudi Arabia to reunite with his parents but never returned home.
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