[DAWN] The body of a nine-year-old boy who had been raped and then murdered was found in Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
's Saeedabad area on Thursday, officials said.
The body of the boy, recovered in Saeedabad Sector-4, was shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi for a post-mortem examination.
Additional Police Surgeon Dr Qarar Ahmed Abbasi told Dawn that the boy had been subjected to criminal assault before being strangulated to death. Torture marks were also present on different parts of his body, he said.
Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) West Younis Chandio told Dawn that the victim was a student at a local seminary. He went to the seminary on Tuesday, but did not return home, he added.
The family lodged his missing persons report at the Saeedabad cop shoppe on Thursday morning, which prompted the police to initiate a search and recover his body.
SSP Chandio said that this is the second such incident in the vicinity.
Three months ago, the body of another boy who was raped and murdered was found.