Islamabad: Two people have been arrested in the rape and murder case of seven-year-old in Pakistan, with police terming it an important development in the search of suspect(s) involved in the case.
The girl was kidnapped from her neighbourhood on January 4. She was raped and later murdered. Her body was found from a heap trash on January 9.
Investigators found an empty box near the body of the girl and one of the suspects arrested on Friday was identified by the help of a forensic examination, Dawn News on Saturday quoted unnamed sources as saying.
Sources said the two brothers were residents of the College Road area in Punjab province where a minor rape survivor was found in November. The girl is still under treatment at Children's Hospital, Lahore.
Sources said locator vans had been working in Punjab's Kasur city for the past three days to trace the location of the two suspects.
Also on Friday, Punjab Inspector General of Police Arif Nawaz said that investigators were going in the right direction.
A police official said that the JIT had not released any video footage. In fact, the video clip was the initial part of the first video shared by the family of the victim with the JIT.
Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday formed a 10-member committee for suggesting recommendations to stop child abuse incidents.
The girl was kidnapped from her neighbourhood on January 4. She was raped and later murdered. Her body was found from a heap trash on January 9.
Investigators found an empty box near the body of the girl and one of the suspects arrested on Friday was identified by the help of a forensic examination, Dawn News on Saturday quoted unnamed sources as saying.
Sources said the two brothers were residents of the College Road area in Punjab province where a minor rape survivor was found in November. The girl is still under treatment at Children's Hospital, Lahore.
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Sources said locator vans had been working in Punjab's Kasur city for the past three days to trace the location of the two suspects.
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Also on Friday, Punjab Inspector General of Police Arif Nawaz said that investigators were going in the right direction.
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A police official said that the JIT had not released any video footage. In fact, the video clip was the initial part of the first video shared by the family of the victim with the JIT.
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Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday formed a 10-member committee for suggesting recommendations to stop child abuse incidents.
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