The body of a 10-year-old girl, who was kidnapped and allegedly raped before being killed, was found in Dhok Akbar in the limits of Gujar Khan police late Monday night.
According to the police, locals spotted the girl’s body hanging inside a well and informed the police. Later, the body was shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Gujar Khan Hospital for completing medico-legal formalities.
They added that the report will confirm whether the girl was raped or not. The police have arrested the suspect on the identification of the parents.
The police said that the girl was kidnapped from the Dhok Akbar area. At the request of the girl’s father, the police registered a murder case against an unknown accused.
Following the completion of necessary procedures, the authorities have launched an investigation. The father is an overseas Pakistani, supporting his family by working abroad. Police said that a Homicide Investigation Unit team had also reached the spot to collect evidence from the spot and efforts were underway to gather all pertinent evidence.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 10th, 2024.
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