Toronto Police Arrest Partner of Indian-Origin Woman Seven Months After Her Murder

A 32-year-old man wanted in connection with the killing of his Indian-origin partner was arrested at a Toronto airport on Friday, approximately seven months after the woman was found dead. Toronto Police confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Saturday, bringing an extended search for the accused to an end.

The suspect, identified as Toronto resident Abdul Ghafoori, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old Himanshi Khurana. Police had described the killing as an act of intimate partner violence after investigators established that Khurana and Ghafoori had been in a relationship. The charge against him remains an allegation that must be proved in court.

Police said officers from Toronto’s fugitive squad and homicide unit worked with national and international law-enforcement agencies to return Ghafoori to Canada. Authorities did not disclose the country where he had stayed during the search or provide details about the circumstances surrounding his return and subsequent arrest at the airport.

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Khurana was reported missing from the Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street West area at approximately 10.41 pm on December 19, 2025. Police launched a search and found her dead inside a residence in the same area at around 6.30 am the following day. Investigators later classified her death as a homicide, Toronto’s 40th recorded homicide of 2025.

As the investigation progressed, police identified Ghafoori as a suspect and obtained a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest on a charge of first-degree murder. Authorities also released his photograph and appealed to members of the public for information about his whereabouts. His arrest followed months of coordination among multiple law-enforcement agencies.

The Consulate General of India in Toronto had expressed shock and sadness over Khurana’s death, describing her as a young Indian national and offering condolences to her grieving family. The consulate said it had remained in close contact with the case and was extending all possible assistance to the family in coordination with Canadian authorities. Police had not disclosed further information about upcoming court proceedings in the initial announcement.

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