The murder case of 30-year-old Indian national Himanshi Khurana has taken a major turn after Canadian authorities arrested Abdul Ghafoori, 32, who is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with her death.
The case dates back to December 2025, when Toronto police began investigating Khurana's disappearance. Officers received a missing-person report at around 10:41 p.m. on December 19 in the area of Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street West.
The following morning, at approximately 6:30 a.m., officers found Khurana deceased inside a residence. Police classified her death as a homicide and launched an investigation.
Investigators identified Abdul Ghafoori, 32, as the suspect. Police said the two were known to each other, and the case was treated as an apparent instance of intimate-partner violence. A Canada-wide warrant was issued for Ghafoori on a first-degree murder charge.
At the time, authorities sought information about Ghafoori's whereabouts as the investigation continued.
Suspect arrested months later
The case saw a significant development in August 2026. Toronto police said members of their Fugitive Squad and Homicide and Missing Persons Unit worked with national and international law-enforcement partners to facilitate Ghafoori's return to Canada.
He was located and arrested on August 7, 2026, and charged with first-degree murder. He was scheduled to appear in court in Toronto the following day.
The arrest brings an important development to a case that began with the disappearance and death of a young Indian woman in Toronto.
Indian Consulate confirmed Khurana's nationality
There was some confusion in early reporting about Khurana's background. India's Consulate in Toronto later confirmed that she was an Indian national, rather than an Indo-Canadian as some initial reports had described her.
The available police reporting establishes that Khurana and Ghafoori knew each other and that investigators considered intimate-partner violence. It does not establish that the killing was religiously motivated, so claims linking the case to a broader religious conspiracy should not be presented as fact without additional evidence.
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