Suspects arrested in minor girl murder case

MANSEHRA: The police have taken into custody many suspects in connection with the murder of a minor girl in Darband who was pulled out from a well last week.

District Police Officer Zaibullah Khan set up a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the incident in a bid to bring the accused to justice.

Last week, the police had found Jannat Bibi, 2, alive in an abandoned dry well, but she died on the way to hospital. The victim girl, according to her family, was abducted while playing outside her residence and thrown into the well from where she was pulled out by police after some locals heard her screams. Mohammad Suhail, the police spokesman, told reporters that the JIT led by Senior Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Arif Javed had been formed to trace the suspects. He said the police had questioned many suspects in connection with the murder of the girl as the post-mortem and medical reports didn’t mention any assault and torture.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Aurangzeb Haider Khan has ordered posting and transfers of as many as 18 revenue collectors (Patwaris). The patwaris whose orders of posting and transfer were issued were performing duties in Mansehra and its adjoining union councils for the last three. “In order to curb malpractices at patwar circles not only posting and transfers are being made but other effective measures are also being taken,” he told reporters.

HU launches new faculty

The department of Public Administration has been launched in the Hazara University in Mansehra here the other day.

Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah inaugurated the launching ceremony of the new department in the university. Speaking on the occasion, the VC said that students would get facilities for their studies and research regarding know-how of the government structure and social development through the new department.