Meri Pehchan team identifies body in Manawan field

The Punjab Safe Cities Authority's Meri Pehchan team matched fingerprints with NADRA records after a beheaded body was found in a Manawan field.

The Punjab Safe Cities Authority's Meri Pehchan team identified a beheaded body found on 13 October in an open field in Manawan, Lahore.

Fingerprints were matched on a biometric system linked to the National Database and Registration Authority after helpline 15 received the report.

Initial findings indicate an alleged honour killing. Police have apprehended a prime suspect and registered a case.

A spokesperson said the squad has identified upwards of 5,000 unclaimed bodies and routinely surveys hospitals, mortuaries and old-age shelters.

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