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19-year-old Abid Hussain was arrested by investigation wing of the Sachal police from his residence in Janal Goth, Sohrab Goth. He is accused of killing a minor girl after sexually assaulting her.
The body of the minor girl was found near her residence on Friday.
After initial medical examination, police and doctors confirmed the girl was sexually assaulted before being murdered as her body bore torture marks.
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The girl went missing from her house in Abdullah Shah Ghazi at around 9.30pm on Thursday night, and her body was found by the family in a ditch surrounded by bushes.
A case was registered at Sachal police station.
“We spent day and night to trace the culprit and finally after questioning and detaining a number of people, we succeeded in tracing him,” explained DSP Khalid Khan while talking to The Express Tribune.
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The accused lived in Janjal Goth but would visit Abdul Shah Ghazi Goth as his paternal uncle lived there.
“He knew the girl. On Thursday the accused saw the girl, took her away with him on a motorcycle and subjected her to rape,” citing what the suspect said, the officer explained.
“After subjecting her to rape, he tortured her to death as he had feared she would inform her family about the incident.”
The accused will be produced before a court on Monday, added the officer.
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