MINGORA: A young girl was found murdered in a room of a hotel in Bahrain here on Tuesday, police said.

According to the police, the room was booked in the name of one Zulfiqar Ali, resident of Narowal district of Punjab. However, they added that both the name and address of the man were found to be fake.

Police said that the girl aged between 18 to 20 years was allegedly tortured to death, adding that the body could not be identified.

`After postmortem the body was handed over to the Bahrain municipal committee officials, who buried her in a local graveyard,` said the police. A case was registered against unknown suspects and investigation began.

Meanwhile, in Malam Jabba, a 22-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday. According to police the victim was identified as Haleema, wife of Akhtar Ali, who had been working in Saudi Arab for last two years.

Police registered case and began investigation.

In another incident, a mentally challenged woman, Mian Khela, jumped into Swat River at Madyan area.

Police said that local people and relatives of the victim had been searching for the body.

SECTION 144 IMPOSED: Swat district magistrate on Tuesday banned sale and purchase of scrap and spare parts of vehicles under section 144 for a period of two months. According to a press release issued here, transportation of scrap would also be prohibited during the period in the district and those violating the ban would be given punishment under section 188 of PPC.