Overview
- Toronto Police classified the death of 30-year-old Himanshi Khurana as a homicide after finding her inside a residence on December 20.
- Officers had responded to a missing person call late on December 19 near Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street West before discovering the body.
- Police identified Ghafoori as the suspect, released his image, and said he was known to the victim, with media citing investigators’ focus on intimate partner violence.
- The Consulate General of India in Toronto confirmed Khurana’s identity as an Indian national and said it is assisting her family in coordination with local authorities.
- Ghafoori is wanted for first-degree murder, the city’s 40th homicide of 2025, and police urged anyone with information to contact Toronto Police or Crime Stoppers; no arrest has been announced.