Canadian police have launched a country-wide manhunt for a 32-year old Toronto resident named Abdul Ghafoori, the prime suspect behind the murder of Himanshi Khuarana. The 30-year-old Indian-origin woman's death appears to be an act of intimate partner violence.
Ghafoori is wanted on the charge of the victim's first-degree murder, according to Toronto police. Officers said they acted on the complaint of a missing female in the Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street W area on the night of December 19 and launched an investigation. The next day, around 6:30 am, cops located the missing deceased inside a residence.
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Indian Embassy Reacts
The case has come under scrutiny in both India and Canada, with the Indian Consulate in Toronto expressing deep shock over Khurana's murder and offering 'condolences to her bereaved family.' The Indian Embassy is working closely with local authorities as the probe continues.
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"We are deeply saddened and shocked by the murder of Ms. Himanshi Khurana, a young Indian national, in Toronto. We extend our deepest condolences to her bereaved family during this moment of profound grief. The Consulate has been in close touch with the matter over the past few days, and all possible assistance is being extended to the family in close coordination with local authorities," the Indian Consulate in Toronto said in a post on X.
Khurana and Ghafoor beleived to be 'Intimate Partners'
Images of the victim and the suspect have been released. Investigators believe Khurana and Ghafoor were in an "intimate partner relationship," CP24 news reported.
"We have released an image of the suspect, and that is out there, and we're appealing to the public; if anybody would happen to know where this man is, please call the police," a police spokesperson was quoted as saying. However, the police have not disclosed any other details about Ghafoor's whereabouts.
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