Alleged Rapist, Killer Of Girl Held In Bajaur

1 min read

KHAR: The police claimed to have arrested the alleged rapist and killer of a five-year old girl in Maina area of Wara Mamond tehsil in Bajaur tribal district on 20-February-2025.

Addressing a press conference, DPO Waqar Rafiq said that the police had succeeded in arresting the suspected rapist and murderer within 12 hours as the brutal murder of the girl child in Maina area of Wara Mamond tehsil had sparked widespread grief and outrage among the public. Upon receiving information about the incident, he said special investigation teams were formed immediately which led to arrest based on local intelligence. The DPO said a key suspect identified as Bilal was taken into custody and then thoroughly interrogated, during which he confessed to have committed the crime. He said the 16-year old suspect, who belonged to the same area and is a close relative of the victim, lured Maria Bibi with samosas before sexually assaulting and later killing her. The police also found objectionable videos in the suspect’s mobile phone. According to the investigation, the accused suffocated the child by covering her mouth with a cloth and later hit her with stones.

The suspect confessed to have committed the murder out of fear. “The police successfully apprehended the accused within 12 hours of the incident, and forensic analysis of the evidence is underway,” the DPO said, adding that the local residents played a crucial role in assisting police in the arrest. It may be mentioned that unidentified accused had tortured a five-year old girl to death in Maina area of Wara Mamond tehsil in Bajaur tribal district on Wednesday.

Published in News Daily on 21-February-2025.

Previous Story

Special Polio Vaccination Drive In High-risk UCs Of Karachi To Start Tomorrow

Next Story

SDGs In Schools

Latest from Blog

Child Marriage Law Challenged In Federal Shariat Court

A law banning the marriage of children under eight years of age has been challenged in the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) in Islamabad, arguing that it was against the Constitution as well as the tenets of Islam and should be abolished. The bill, which sought to protect the rights of children…
suspect arrested

Teenage TikToker’s Alleged Killer Nabbed Within 20 Hours

ISLAMABAD: The capital police on 3rd June announced the arrest of the suspect in the murder case of a social media influencer, who was gunned down at her house in G-13 on 2nd June. Addressing a hastily-called news conference, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi said after…

Dark Web Child Exploitation Ring Busted In Muzaffargarh

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The government has dismantled an international child exploitation network operating out of a so-called gaming club in Muzaffarabad, where children aged six to 10 were lured, abused and filmed for the sake of selling their videos on the dark web, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry…

Man Poisons Children, Kills Self After Failing To Afford Eid Clothes

RAHIM YAR KHAN: In a heart-wrenching incident, a labourer in Rahim Yar Khan poisoned his three children before taking his own life after being unable to afford Eid clothes for them, the police said on 02-June-2025. According to the police, the incident occurred in Sardar Garh Basti Haji Pir area…

Polio Team Attacked In Diamer

GILGT: A monitoring team involved in the ongoing anti-polio campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) came under fire in the Tangir Shekho area of Diamer district on 02-June-2025, a day after a new case of polio detected in the area. No casualties were reported in the incident, which officials say was triggered…
Go toTop