Minor boy raped, killed in Mianwali

Minor raping is an alarming issue in Pakistan

MIANWALI/ MULTAN: A child was killed after being raped in the limits of Wan Bhachran police station on Monday.

According to the police, four-year-old Ibrahim Niazi, resident of village Bettian Tehsil Wan Bhachran, had gone missing from his house at 6pm on Saturday. His parents looked for him everywhere but failed to recover him. Later, they reported the matter to the police.

On Monday, Ibrahim was found murdered near a cattle fence. Police have handed over the body to the heirs after medical report and started investigation. DPO Mianwali Hasan Asad Alvi has formed a team to probe the case.

On the same day, the body of a 14-year-old boy, identified as Arsalan, was found from Naubahar Multan. The boy was kidnapped on October 1. Police said that the boy was raped before being killed.

Speech-impaired woman killed after rape

A few days ago, Saadullah, 8, had gone missing after he left his home during the evening. The minor’s parents searched high and low, even visiting bus stations and the railway station. However, the child could not be found. It was only later that locals discovered a body in the sugarcane field and informed Tarkhani police.

The victim’s family identified the body by the colour of its clothes. Officials interrogated locals and discovered that a man from the same village, identified as Qasim, was seen with the child on a motorcycle.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 8^th, 2019.