RAWALPINDI: Police have detained the husband and domestic servant of a 45-year-old woman who was found dead with her hands tied behind her back at an apartment in Rawalpindi, while her elderly father-in-law is also being questioned as part of the investigation.
The woman, identified as Hina Javaid, was found dead in the washroom of her apartment in Askari Apartments, Lal Kurti, on Thursday evening. Police said the body bore signs of torture, with a wire fastened around her neck and tied to the shower rod.
According to the first information report (FIR), registered on Aug 20 at the Civil Lines police station under Sections 302 (premeditated murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code, Hina’s brother, Fahid Javaid, alleged that his sister had been murdered by her husband, his father and their domestic servant.
Fahid told police that he received a telephone call from his sister’s father-in-law at around 6:53pm on Thursday, informing him of an emergency at the residence. He said he rushed to the apartment with other family members and arrived there at about 7:23pm.
He claimed that when he arrived at the residence, he found his sister’s body in the bathroom. The complainant further alleged that his sister had been subjected to “severe torture and mistreatment” by her husband. He also claimed that she might have been administered a poisonous substance before her death.
The police report, prepared after officers reached the apartment, also recorded that Hina’s hands were tied behind her back and an electrical wire was fastened around her neck and tied to the shower rod.
An initial postmortem examination indicated a strangulation mark around her neck, an injury below her right lip and bleeding, according to the police report.
A team from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) also visited the apartment and collected evidence from the scene. The body was subsequently shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for a postmortem examination.
A police spokesman said Hina’s husband and their domestic servant had been detained on murder charges. The father-in-law, a 78-year-old man, is being questioned by police.
Police have also recorded statements from the suspects as the investigation continues under the supervision of a team of senior officers.
In his complaint, Fahid said Hina had married the suspect in November 2025.
The allegations contained in the FIR are subject to investigation, while police are examining forensic evidence and other circumstances surrounding Hina’s death.
