Arrest Made in Toronto Murder of Indian-Origin Woman

Nearly seven months after Himanshi Khurana, a 30-year-old Indian-origin woman, was found dead in a Toronto residence, Canadian police have arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with her murder. Abdul Ghafoori, who was sought on a first-degree murder charge, was apprehended at a Toronto airport on Friday, August 7, 2026, following an international manhunt.

The arrest marks a major breakthrough in a case that began on the night of December 19, 2025. Toronto Police responded to a missing person call in the Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street West area at approximately 10:41 p.m. that evening. The following morning, at about 6:30 a.m. on December 20, officers located Khurana's body inside a residence in the same neighborhood. The death was subsequently classified as a homicide and recorded as the city's 40th homicide of 2025.

As the investigation progressed, police confirmed that Khurana and Ghafoori were in an intimate partner relationship. Officials described the killing as an act of intimate partner violence. A nationwide arrest warrant was issued for Ghafoori, and police released his photograph, appealing to the public for assistance in locating him.