Three held for stealing infant’s body from grave

By Our Correspondent
June 22, 2024
Representational image of a handcuffed suspect standing behind the bars with a policeman standing outside the jail in this undated image. — AFP/File
Representational image of a handcuffed suspect standing behind the bars with a policeman standing outside the jail in this undated image. — AFP/File

LAHORE: The police detained three people, including a security guard, in connection with the disappearance of an infant's body from the Miani Sahib graveyard the day after the burial.

The incident took place on April 23, after which the police registered a case against unknown persons. Five individuals were nominated by the complainant on suspicion of stealing the child's body. Police said that the body of the three-month-old baby was removed from the grave by unknown persons a few hours after the burial. The child's father, Abdul Rahman, saw the shroud emerging from the grave the next day and informed the police.

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