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Accused in rape-cum-murder case held

From Our Correspondent

GUJRANWALA: The CIA has arrested an accused in a rape-cum-murder case.

Talking to newsmen here on Monday, CIA SP Tahir Maqsood said that four-year-old Zainab went missing from her house during a theft about four days ago. Later, her body was recovered from the fields. He said that the CIA arrested Qamar Sohail, a resident of Sambrial, on suspicion. During preliminary investigation, accused Qamar, who worked in a factory near Khiali, confessed the crime. The accused said that he entered the house for committing a theft but abducted the girl and raped her. Later, the victim died. The accused also confessed to raping other children in the past.