Police widen probe into minor girl's murder

Police suspect minor killed after failed rape attempt by accomplices familiar to victim

KARACHI:

The police have initiated an investigation into an alleged murder of a young girl after a failed rape attempt in Surjani Town.

The father of the victim, Mohammad Younis, filed a complaint which led to the registration of a case under sections 376 and 302/34 for rape and murder, respectively, against unknown suspects.

The police have detained three suspects from the area and have started an investigation. However, no eyewitnesses or CCTV footage of the incident is found.

Police are of the view that the suspects knew the girl and were familiar with her, which enabled them to lure her away. Fearing the girl might identify them, they killed her and dumped her body in a sewer.

During the incident, the girl's family was busy preparing for Iftar, leaving the street unattended, and facilitating the crime.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 7^th, 2023.