Police recover newborn, arrest suspect via safe city cameras

A suspect who abducted a child from a hospital was apprehended with the help of Safe City cameras, Express News reported.

According to the spokesperson for Safe City, the suspect who took the child from the hospital was arrested. Using Safe City cameras, the child was recovered within hours in Gujranwala.

The child’s father had lodged a complaint that an unknown person had abducted the child from the hospital.

Upon receiving the complaint, the police began searching for the suspect using footage from the Safe City cameras. By tracking the footage, they identified the suspect.

The cameras showed the suspect riding a bike while carrying the newborn. Video evidence was shared with the relevant police, who acted swiftly and arrested the suspect.

Within hours, the police successfully found the newborn and returned him safely to his father.

Earlier, seven-year-old Sarim was subjected to rape and murder according to initial reports from police surgeon. The revelation has emerged in the case of Sarim, a resident of North Karachi apartment building, who went missing on January seven.

SSP Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) Anil Haider confirmed that the police report revealed Sarim was raped, and his neck bone was also found broken. The report stated that Sarim was strangled to death.

Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed confirmed the initial report, stating that while the chemical examination report is still pending, the preliminary report suggests Sarim was raped and murdered by strangulation.

Sarim was a student of a local seminary and went missing on January seven while returning home from madrassah with his brother. His father filed a missing person's report with the Bilal Colony police, which led to a search operation in the apartment and surrounding areas.