Farrukh Afzal Case: Was Love Triangle reason behind murder of Islamabad Property Dealer?

ISLAMABAD – The brutal murder of Islamabad Property Dealer Farrukh Afzal sent shockwaves across the city and now investigations have revealed shocking claims. Farrukh Afzal, 30, was at his home in Sector F-6/1 when, according to police and his family, armed men suddenly appeared outside. In moments, the quiet of the night was broken. His father later recalled hearing commotion outside, only to step out and witness something no parent should ever see, his son being forced into a black vehicle at gunpoint and driven away into the darkness. The case stretches across cities, highways, and digital footprints, eventually leading investigators deep into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Initially registered as kidnapping for ransom at Kohsar Police Station, the case triggered a full-scale police operation. Multiple teams were formed, CCTV footage was reviewed frame by frame, and mobile phone data became a critical thread in an increasingly complex investigation. The breakthrough came when investigators traced the suspected vehicle’s movement through motorway surveillance. The car, it was discovered, entered from Swabi Interchange. Although it got a fake number plate, it was equipped with an M-Tag system, an oversight that would later help police identify its registration and ownership details. Investigation took sharper turn when officers examined Farukh Afzal’s mobile phone records. Among list of contacts, one was found frequently communicating with the victim. That number, police allege, belonged to a 19-year-old woman. When she was traced, her location data reportedly showed movement between Swabi and Mardan during the critical hours of the incident. On being called in for questioning on May 5, she initially gave a personal explanation, that she had traveled to see her mother, who was unwell with high cholesterol. Investigators, however, found inconsistencies in her account. Police say that under sustained questioning, her statements changed multiple times. She broke down during cust