Rapist, murderer of 6-yr old killed in alleged encounter
Accused tried to snatch the rifle from the policeman and got shot in the chest.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – A boy accused of raping a 7-year old boy got killed in an alleged encounter on Monday.
According to the details, accused was being taken to the court, in police van, when he tried to snatch a policeman, Munawar’s official rifle just before they reached Campus Bridge that led to a scuffle and the accused got shot in the chest and died.
The rapist had accepted to committing the crime. CIA SP Umer Virk confirmed the death and took all the record in custody.
Earlier on January 2, body of a 6-year-old boy named Moin who had earlier gone missing from the Green Town area was found on the rooftop of a mosque.
According to the details, the boy’s family tried to look for him in the neighborhood but failed to find him after which the police filed a missing person’s case.
During this time, a person who was in the mosque to offer prayer, called on the authorities and reported that a child’s body was lying on the rooftop of the mosque.
According to the police, Moin was reportedly killed after being raped and it was suspected by the authorities that the culprit might be someone from the mosque’s administration.
However, the police authorities sent the body for an autopsy while the boy’s clothes and further evidence have been sent for a forensic analysis.
Rape cases have been on a rise in the city recently. Out of more than 2000 rape cases reported in the province in the last year, almost 200 of the victims have been children.
The government has taken a strict stance against sexual child abuse with Punjab Chief Minister (CM) stressing that resources are being provided to the police and that the authorities should double their efforts in ridding the society of such heinous crime.
