Toronto Police have arrested 32-year-old Abdul Ghafoori in reference to the killing of his Indian-origin accomplice, 30-year-old Himanshi Khurana. Ghafoori has been charged with first-degree homicide within the case, which dates again to December 2025.
Fugitive Returned to Canada to Face First-Diploma Homicide Cost in Toronto Following Worldwide Police Effort
A 32-year-old man wished on a Canada-wide warrant in reference to the 2025 murder of a Toronto girl has been returned to Canada and arrested.
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Ghafoori was arrested on seventh August at a Toronto airport after police labored with nationwide and worldwide legislation enforcement companies to carry him again to Canada. Toronto Police mentioned on eighth August that their Fugitive Squad and Murder and Lacking Individuals Unit had coordinated with their policing companions for his return. Police haven’t disclosed the nation the place Ghafoori was staying earlier than coming again to Canada.
Himanshi Khurana discovered useless in Toronto house
The case started on twentieth December, 2025, when Toronto Police have been wanting right into a missing-person report. At round 6:30 am, officers discovered a lady useless inside a house within the Queen West space, near Strachan Avenue and Wellington Avenue West.
The lady was later recognized as Himanshi Khurana, a 30-year-old Toronto resident of Indian origin. Investigators decided that her loss of life was a murder. Khurana was Toronto’s fortieth murder sufferer of 2025.
Police had earlier mentioned Khurana and Ghafoori have been recognized to one another and have been in an “intimate accomplice relationship.”
Canada-wide warrant issued for Ghafoori
After Khurana’s loss of life, investigators named Ghafoori as a suspect within the case and issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest on a first-degree murder charge in December. Police additionally launched his {photograph} whereas searching for him.
After a number of months, Ghafoori was situated and introduced again to Canada with the assistance of nationwide and worldwide police companions. He was arrested at a Toronto airport on seventh August.
Ghafoori to face court docket
Ghafoori was scheduled to seem in bail court docket on Saturday morning, eighth August, to face the first-degree homicide cost. The cost has not been examined in court docket.
Toronto Police mentioned the investigation stays ongoing and urged anybody with details about Khurana’s loss of life or the case to contact investigators at 416-808-7400. Data may also be shared anonymously by Crime Stoppers.
