SAHIWAL: The prayer leader (imam masjid) who had raped his seven-year-old student and uploaded a video of it on social media was arrested by the Crime Control Department (CCD) after his pistol went off inside his trousers on March 13.
The suspect was arrested by CCD after an alleged encounter near Chak 70/4-R at night. The bullet caused a severe injury to his genital area. According to reports, on March 9, the prayer leader had raped his seven-year-old student and recorded its video.
Following the incident, Chaubara Police, district Layyah, registered a case against him but he fled. Layyah Police traced him through GPS signals when he was near Chak 70/4-R, district Sahiwal.
The CCD police Sahiwal was informed about it and it raided a mango orchard where he was hiding for the last three days. Police claimed that on seeing them, the suspect tried to get his pistol but it accidentally went off inside his trousers, resulting in the loss of his genital organ.
The injured suspect was shifted to Sahiwal Teaching Hospital by the CCD. Later, the CCD booked the suspect under sections of PPC and Arms Ordinance on the complaint of Inspector Waqas. Meanwhile, a drug smuggler was killed while his two companions escaped after an alleged encounter with the CCD at Chak 82/5-L.
Inspector Mansoor Khalid identified the deceased as Saifullah. Police recovered 120 grams of ice, a 30-bore pistol and two mobile phones from him.
Published in Dawn, March 14th, 2026
