Pashto drama artist Khushboo Khan shot dead in Nowshera

In a tragic incident in Nowshera District, Pashto drama and stage artist Khushboo Khan was found dead in crop fields in the Wapda Colony area. She had been fatally shot by two men, according to police reports on Monday. The Akbarpura police have registered a murder case against the two suspects, Shaukat, son of Gul Muhammad, and Falak Niaz, son of Dilbar, based on a complaint filed by Khushboo's brother.

The suspects allegedly murdered Khushboo because she refused to comply with their demands to work exclusively at their organized events and to leave the acting industry. After luring her to a party at their place, they murdered her and disposed of her body in the fields.

Akbarpura Station House Officer (SHO) Niaz Muhammad Khan stated that the police believe Khushboo was brought to an event attended by both suspects, murdered elsewhere, and then her body was dumped in the fields. It was also revealed that the suspects had a history of using their houses for such crimes, and one of them had been previously booked for the alleged murder of another woman in the acting industry.

Nowshera District Police Officer (DPO) Azhar confirmed that evidence had been collected and investigations were underway. The police plan to use modern investigative methods, including geo-fencing, to trace the suspects. Khushboo's body was handed over to her family after a post-mortem examination.