Body of minor boy found

Police say the eight-year-old was abducted from outside his house two days ago

FAISALABAD: The body of a minor boy who was abducted two days ago was found on Tuesday.

Police said eight-year-old Muhammad Faisal of Chak No 215-RB Kakkoana was abducted from outside his house two days ago.

The parents started looking for the boy after he did not return home and reported the incident to the area police.

The abductors had packed the body in a sack after killing him and thrown it at a deserted place.

The relatives of Faisal staged a demonstration and blocked Jaranwala-Faisalabad road for all kinds of vehicular traffic. Later, they dispersed peacefully after the police assured them of steps to arrest the culprits at the earliest.

RPO Ghulam Mehmood Dogar took notice of the incident and directed City Police Officer (CPO) Faisalabad to probe the matter and submit a report at the earliest.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 13^th, 2019.