Police get remand of suspect in girl’s rape, murder case

By our correspondents

August 30, 2024

This image shows Karachi Police personnel and commandoes standing guard on November 29, 2023. — Facebook/Karachi Police - KPO

A judicial magistrate on Thursday granted five-day police remand of a suspect arrested in connection with gang rape and murder of a minor girl.

The body of a 12-year-old girl was found in a trash dump in the Lucky Star area on Sunday. She had been assaulted and strangled, according to the autopsy report.

The investigating officer produced the suspect, Waqar Ali, before a judicial magistrate (South) and requested his 14-day remand.

The IO stated that the suspect, along with his two accomplices, allegedly gang-raped and murdered the girl. He said the suspect would be questioned about his absconding accomplices, and his samples would be taken for DNA profiling, for which his physical remand was required.

However, the magistrate remanded the suspect in police custody for five days with a direction to the IO to produce him on the completion of his remand without fail.

An FIR has been lodged at the Saddar police station on the complaint of the victim’s mother. The mother and daughter were homeless and lived underneath the Lilly Bridge.

Cash rewards

Karachi Additional Inspector General of Police Javed Alam Odho on Thursday felicitated the officers and jawans on arresting the suspect who raped and murdered a 12-year-old girl.

Officials said Waqar Ali, 25, son of Wazir Ali, along with two other accomplices, raped 12-year-old girl Ganga two days ago and dumped her body in a gunny bag near Lucky Star in Saddar.

A case was registered at the Saddar police station on the complaint of the girl’s mother, Mangti.

The city’s top cop, over the solving of the case, appreciated the excellent performance of the officers and jawans of the police team, who ensured the immediate arrest of the accused, and awarded commendation certificates and cash rewards.

The recipients include SP Investigation-1 South Rahim Shirazi, SSP South Sajid Sadozai, SP Saddar Parveen, SDPO Frere Naeem Ahmed, SHO Saddar Chaudhry Zahid, SHO Friar Irfan Mayo and Head Muhrar Police Station Frere Chandra Kumar.