Minor boy’s alleged killers arrested

A six-member police team led by SP Investigations was formed

Two women claim to be ‘real’ mother of a minor boy. PHOTO: FILE

RAJANPUR:

Police claimed to have solved the murder case of a minor boy, as they found that seven-year-old Shimla Shah was allegedly strangled to death by his aunt and her accomplices.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Rajanpur DPO Dost Muhammad said the father of deceased boy reported the abduction of his son to Laal Garh police station on October 8, in which he stated that the child went to buy something from the bazaar and did not come back home.

Police started a search for the missing child by utilizing all possible resources.

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Local residents informed police about a child’s body floating in the Bridge Wahabi Canal within the limits of Dajal police station the next day.

The body was identified as that of Shimla Shah and a case was registered by the police station concerned.

A six-member police team, led by SP Investigations, was formed to arrest the killers.

The police traced and arrested the aunt of the deceased child, Samina Bibi, who allegedly strangled the boy to death with Qasim Machi and other accused.

She then placed the body in a bag and dumped the remains into the canal.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 19th, 2023.

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