Zainab murder case: Another suspicious man detained in Kasur
The suspect was detained with the help of CCTV footage whereas investigation from him is underway.
KASUR (Dunya News) – The security forces have continued to launch raids in parts of Kasur to nab the culprit involved in seven-year-old Zainab’s murder after rape as another suspicious man has been arrested today (Monday).
The suspect was detained with the help of CCTV footage whereas investigation from him is underway.
Earlier, Supreme Court (SC) conducted a suo moto hearing of the case during which joint investigation team (JIT) head Muhammad Idrees submitted report in the court which stated that only one person is behind the murders of all minors and his DNA has been found.
The court expressed dissatisfaction over police’s investigation and said it should also use conventional methods as well instead of only depending upon DNA samples.
The Supreme Court gave a 72-hour deadline to the IG to apprehend the responsible person.
On Friday, police had held three suspects named Asif, Umar and Baba Ranjha. Police learnt that Asif kidnapped Zainab from a market and handed her over to Umar, after which she was kept at Baba Ranjha’s house.
On the indication, the officers also launched a search operation at the house where Zainab was allegedly kept after abduction.
Seven-year-old Zainab was raped and murdered in Kasur last week as her body was found whilst the bereaved parents were in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.
The guardians complained upon return that late Zainab had gone missing at least five days ago and the police did not cooperate with the relatives who were looking for the missing minor.
Afterwards, CM Shehbaz paid a visit to the grieving family and vowed to monitor the proceedings in the case and bring the criminal to justice who is at large over ten days since the national reportage about the incident.
