Abducted Minor Girl Found Murdered

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BAHAWALPUR: A ten-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted from her house on the night of October 30, was found murdered in the fields at 110/ DB village in the Yazman Saddar police limits on October 31.

According to the district police spokesman, Siddique, the father of the victim, Rabia (10), said in his complaint that his daughter disappeared mysteriously from his house on Thursday night.

On Siddique’s complaint, the police initially registered a kidnapping case (FIR No 831/25) under section 363 of the PPC against the nominated suspects Gulzari Lal, his sons Wazira Ram, Poly Ram and others.

On Thursday, her body was found in the maize fields outside the village, the police said, adding that section 302 has been added to the FIR.

The police say the suspects left the village after locking their houses, following the incident.

The spokesman says that on the direction of DPO Muhammad Hassan Iqbal, an investigation team has been formed to investigate the matter.

The victim’s body has been shifted to Yazman THQ Hospital for the postmortem examination.

Published in Dawn on November 1, 2025. 

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