Interpol arrested several members of child abuse gang. PHOTO: PEXELS
A six-year-old boy who went missing two days ago was found dead in Karachi’s Old City area, police confirmed on Wednesday.
The victim had disappeared from outside his home on Monday. After frantic but unsuccessful efforts by family members and residents to locate him, a kidnapping case was registered at the Napier Police Station. Police said the child’s body was recovered stuffed in a sack near Old Haji Camp in the Lea Market area on Tuesday night.
According to officials, the victim’s family grew suspicious of a neighbour and detained him before handing him over to the police. South Deputy Inspector General of Police Asad Raza confirmed the arrest, adding that the suspect had confessed to the crime. “Further investigation is underway,” he said.
Family members alleged that the child was murdered inside the suspect’s residence. They claimed the body was mutilated, stuffed into a sack and thrown from a three-storey building.
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The family further accused the suspect of obstructing their search efforts. “He refused to let us check his house when we were searching for the child,” a relative said, adding that the suspect had also pretended to assist in the search to deflect suspicion.
The victim’s mother, overcome with grief, demanded strict punishment for the accused. “We want justice. The killer should be punished the same way he treated my son,” she said.
The victim was the only brother among five sisters. His father, a rickshaw driver, said the family had no known enmity with anyone. “My son was born after many prayers. He was our only son, and these cruel people have destroyed my world,” he said.
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Investigators said the suspect told police he held a personal grudge against the child’s father. They further revealed that the suspect confessed to sexually assaulting the child before killing him. Police said the case remained under investigation.
