The SHO said the girl’s parents had nominated the suspects because they had been seen in the area on the day. The SHO villagers were being questioned about the incident. STOCK IMAGE
Scores of relatives of a girl who went missing on December 22 protested against police in front of city government secretariat for failing to trace her whereabouts.
Muhammad Amin, father of the missing girl, told newsmen his seven-year-old daughter Javeria had been missing for nearly a month. He said police appeared clueless as to where she might be.
He said she had disappeared while she was on her way home after buying vegetables from a market a kilometre away.
The protesters dispersed peacefully when a team led by the DSP assured them that the girl would be found soon.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Saddar SHO Malik Muhammad Jahangir Khan saod he had joined the police station a week ago while the incident was took place a month earlier.
He said a case under Section 363 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) had been registered against Muhammad Yasin and Noor Bhakhi.
He said the suspects had been nominated by Javeria’s father. He said they had been taken into custody and were being interrogated”.
He said her mother had told them that the girl had been carrying vegetables and was following her on their way home.
He said Javeria was walking a few paces behind her mother but when latter arrived at home, she saw that the girl was not with her.
He said she waited for her to return before enlisting neighbour’s help to look for her. The SHO said the girl’s parents had nominated the suspects because they had been seen in the area on the day. The SHO villagers were being questioned about the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2015.
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