Body of murdered 12-year-old Christian boy identified
According to police, Suneel Masih’s body was found near Chamra Mandi by police Constable Ali Raza, who then filed a case against unknown persons. Raza said the murder weapon was also found near the body.
Brother of the deceased, Pitras Masih said Suneel went out of his house to get food on August 19 but did not come back. The family – with the help of relatives and Christian leaders - searched for him but to no avail.
Suneel's body was kept in a hospital’s morgue and a post mortem was also conducted on his body.
As per the details provided by Raza and the post mortem report, Suneel’s body had 23 injuries inflicted by a sharp weapon. His body was later burnt in an attempt to make it unidentifiable, the report stated.
A police investigation team has been constituted to investigate the incident.
Correction: Earlier, incorrect name and age of the deceased were mentioned in this article. The errors have been rectified.
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@Truth: you can imagine how it would feel to if i stand in the middle of mumbai and burn copies of their holy scriptures there is no limit on extrapolating. Height of imagination
Go back to your respective countries??? The vast majority of minorities in Pakistan were BORN there and every bit as Pakistani as their Muslim neighbors.
we as community ,very sorry about this young death and this barbarism. may God himself judge these wicked and cruel people. and we pray for console of all family and friends of Suneel......
we as community ,very sorry about this young death and this barbarism. may God himself judge these wicked and cruel people. and we pray for console of all family and friends of Sunil......
This is the kind of intolerance the society has in Pakistan. It has no legitimate right to talk about Palestine, Chechnya, Burma etc. Clean your house, then talk about others.
@Nomi ,i personally feel alot sad for the ongoing situation of minority within our country ,as this thing has been experienced by many muslims around the world , but its not in the hands of us to deal with it , its the responsibility of our elected members to protect the rights of minorities ,and till now they have failed as they havnt even cared from the beginning , but this thing has nothin to do with Muslims ,and blasphemy law , but this law is handled in the wrong way ,and if they too much worry about this law ,then they should not burn our Holy Book in first place ,its ridiculous of burning one's Holy BOOK, you can imagine how it would feel to if i stand in the middle of mumbai and burn copies of their holy scriptures
Yes it is sad. But I think he would have died even if he was in India.
May your soul rest in peace Suneel.
@KSU: Because we claim to be the Fort of Islam, assuming the Religion is our motive: We have killed in cold blood bus-loads of harmless Shia passngers in Balochistan & Punjab, have burned Christain villages in Punjab, there we also have bombed Masjid full of praying Qadianees, Killed Taseer, the governor of Punjab on an twisted blasphemy reason, bombed girls schools in KPK, vandalized more than one Hindu Mandirs in Punjab. Harassed Hindus in Sindh to extermination. Throw Acid on the faces of unsuccessful love target. Slaughter hundreds of duty-bound Muslim soldiers of Pak army, protected and released renown terrorists. What else do you want to hear about the religious equality available in Pak and simple request of a citizen to lead a life with peace & harmony without asking for equal rights, healthcare, schools, jobs, corruption and unsanitary conditions & gas or power supply.
Who else do you think the world should blame, the minorities?
@Amitabh Bachchan: I guess ET knows and understands the distinction between apples and oranges!
@Hammad: Absolutely, to you Sir! But think about his parents!!!
Very sad stabbed 23 time. Still a shameful creature spits a lie he was stealing. Allah is watching pls. Think twice before you open your mouth. May be you know the story behind the story or you were present when it happened. Shame on you.
If those "injuries" were actual stab wounds, as opposed to cuts to simply cause pain, 99% chance that whoever did it, did it out of anger. Meaning it's more "in the moment" than a planned bigotry related murder. Though if it was just cuts to cause pain... That's a completely different story. The way he was found is probably best ignored in regard to finding out who did it. With all the bodies that do get killed and dumped, well, it's the perfect way to dispose of the body since it'll just blend in with the others.
@Tragic:
"What sort of animals in the form of humans live in this country. Disgusting act. Reasons of this nature is what making Allah not bless this land."
Don't worry, Allah will always bless the country that was created to protect Islam.
Well done Pakistani Muslims, well done. Let this crazy PPP government give all those involved the Nishan e Haider. May the innocent boy Rest In Paradise.
We did not have this sectarian problem before 1979. Only after the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, the mullas were brought to the fore and with the support of the USA and Saudi Arabia, the Mujahideen were mobilized and the mullas were given a free hand to do as they pleased. There the problem exists and is the cause of this nation's decline.
Salams
A 14 year old would have had so much to live for :( Very, very sad.
And yet I fail to see any connection in the ET story about his death with his being a Christian. Is ET trying to gain international 'sympathy' for it's coverage of 'minority abuse' in the country by running such racy headlines and turning everything into a 'minority abuse' issue, or what? It was the same with e.g. the 'Christian nurses poisoning story', which alleged a lot of stuff, but never followed up afterwards to clarify if indeed the AKU labs found any poison etc.
ET please! There's enough real victimization out there, and you don't have to contribute to the chaos! You owe it to your readers to adhere to at least some journalistic standards.
@ truth
Why does your history start from partition, sikh riots and gujarat riots. Playing the victim card is getting boring. We can start from after the death of the Prophet ( SAW) and see how nice muslims were to each other.
The reason why people blame Pakistan more is that the country was carved out especially on the basis of protection of a minority group. It has failed so far. We wanted a special country for a minority and now we are doing what we ourselves feared the most from the hindu majority.
What if a christian killed him how "rama dhan" could help.
Why does everyone assume there is a religious motive behind the murder...and that the murderer is a muslim....that people across the border will blame muslims is one thing but extreme prejudgement by Pakistanis is really pathetic!!!!
Keep working ET until pakistan becomes morally muslim and economically secular.
Is this what they learnt in ramadhan!!!
@Mohammed Abbasi: As long as crimnals are not punished, there will be no protection. No Justice No peace.
Every one know that Christians live so happily and with pride and are well looked after. Our maulvisi always shun to spread hatered against them..Such incidents have happened to people of other religions also, so don't make noise if it has happened to a Christian. Minority should keep silence for religious harmony.
Humbly, I like to add the "Sane Folks" as a minority too, who get harassed all the time by insane Cavemen for having so called "Liberal" thinking of "equal rights of justice" for All. Sadly our Judges have "wisely" decided to Preoccupy the Judicial system with senseless "eagle chasing" of the Politicians.
@Sodhal Faqeer: Just allow all Hindus, Christians to come to India. Will you send an open petition to Rehman Malik. and please make sure that these people who deprt from pakistan don't get lynched by hateful Pakistanis on the way.
@Indian: See howz your India shinning..read your news papers and you will see all kinds of crime taking placf in your beloved India
@Zeta: " It could a rape or kidnap crime." Raping of a 14 years old BOY is okay to you. Keep it up. Why have enemies when all are in Pakistan.
Suneel Masih's fate is just a side-effect of being a Christian in the bastion of Islam! Move on, folks, nothing unusual about this.
@ET you're now lying shamelessly. the boy found dead in well died by electric shocks while stealing water pump motor. get your facts right your whole frontpage is a lie
@Vikram i want them to share also all those stories of children killed by Drone strikes ,if they really consider to be unbiased ,and dont just tag Muslims as killers , i know how many Hindus have murdered Muslims and those Hindus extremists who destroyed that sacred Golden temple for no reason and killed thousands of innocent Sikhs
wah wah wah Jinnah ka Pakistan!!!!! Muslims talk of justice?? 98% muslims will not let 2 % minorites live!! shame!
@Hammad:
yes, absolutely, let's keep the blindfold on, and one day, we'll surely fall off the cliff, ending our misery.
I assure you of the guilty charge and as soon as possible capture of the culprits commiting such a horrible crime. (Rehman Malik) . . . . . . . All the other crime reports have the same statements, but till yet no captures! This is the art of ministery.
Just hate that system!
Horrific. Crime needs to be investigated and murderer put behind bars. Also please not that this Suraj above is again an Indian national causing mischief. These Indians must be having no life to perpetually troll Pakistani sites and leave such comments. When millions started fleeing in India over feared communal violence a few days ago, all they could say was that Pakistan is behind it. And yet they are the ones who come and troll our sites. Hmmmmm....
100s of ppl die daily including young girls murdered but ET labels this one as a Christian Murder,,, Great Journalism.
ET is just a Sensationalist Tabloid, no real journalism here.
@Suraj: - youre right - the very concept of the creation of pakistan is about the unwillingness to live among people of other beliefs - for whatever reason(s)
100's of Muslim children also get similar death or are being killed , why doesnt ET share those news when a Muslim child in Pakistan gets killed , There is no majority or minority , everyone is treated worse in Pakistan and its not based on religion ,there is hundred times of worst situation of Majority Muslims than minority , and Islam is not responsible for this ,the currupt society and the misuse of laws and the sleepy governmetnt are all responsible for such situations around the country
A sad incident. My sympathies are with the family of the poor boy. But people stop blaming Pakistan for all the ills in society. These kind of things happen all over the world. If you don't like it, leave it !
there is no religious tolerance in our country. rather than giving the minorities a message that we as muslims can protect your rights and live together in harmony and peace we just find ways of having a go at each other. RIP kid, no matter what justice will be done to those people by the same GOD we believe in.
@reddy..wats it got to do with religion.
Why do you ET have to give this news a religious color? It could a rape or kidnap crime.
Pakistan is no more a safer place for Non-Muslim people. Kindly all Non-Muslim go out of the Pakistan to your respective countries.!
@Reddy
It is very shameful on your part to impugn a whole religion for some sicko actions. No investigation has occurred , there are no conclusions and you have jumped the gun...that can be labelled as some form of sickness too...
RIP,14 yr old gets stabbed 23 times can anybody get sicker than that.
ThePolice should investigate the matter and immediately arrest the killer(s) without any delay and bring the killer(s) to justice through the local court.
Let's not jump to conclusions just yet. Until and unless someone claims responsibility for this, this is just another gruesome murder, something pakistanis are used to..
I think its better to escape all the minorities from Pakistan..Because, the law of land itself biased towards all of them..
What sort of animals in the form of humans live in this country. Disgusting act. Reasons of this nature is what making Allah not bless this land.