Missing Kid Found Dead In Field

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The police registered a case and formed teams to apprehend the killers.

MUZAFFARGARH:

A six-year-old child beggar who had gone missing a day earlier was found dead in a field in the Jatoi area of Muzzafargarh district.

According to police sources, the child belonging to an impoverished family had gone to a shop near his home to buy food items but did not return home. A search was launched by the family and police, following which he was found dead in a sunflower crop. Initial investigations suggest the minor may have been abducted and subjected to sexual assault before being murdered.

The police registered a case and formed teams to apprehend the killers. Police officials said the cause of death would be confirmed after the postmortem report.

News published in the Express Tribune on 7th April 2025

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