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Karachi Police Arrest Two in Rape and Killing of 7-Year-Old After Post-Mortem Confirms Assault

Forensic testing continues with an FIR to follow the boy’s final rites.

Overview

  • Police Surgeon Sumaiya Tariq said the post-mortem confirmed sexual assault and a fatal blow to the head.
  • The victim, Saad Ali, went missing on September 18 and was found in a bag near a garbage dump in Landhi four days later.
  • A senior police official said two suspects, identified as Hasan and Suhail, were arrested and confessed to luring the child with sweets before raping and killing him.
  • Investigators sent organ samples for chemical analysis to further establish the facts of the case.
  • The family alleges police failed to act promptly or review nearby CCTV footage, while officers say they will file the FIR after the funeral; prayers were held in Landhi 36B, and coverage notes rising child-abuse cases and a recent Qayyumabad confession.