Minor boy assaulted, killed

A 10-year-old boy was allegedly abducted, sexually assaulted and killed after he went out to buy ice in the Dhuddi Wala area, police said on Wednesday. The body of Muhammad Bilal was recovered from a vacant plot in the area and handed over to his family after a post-mortem examination. Police registered a case under sections relating to kidnapping, murder and rape and detained several suspects for questioning. According to the first information report (FIR), Muhammad Parvez, 39, a resident of Rehmanpura, Chak 215-RB, told police that his 10-year-old son, Muhammad Bilal, went out at around 5pm on August 16 to buy ice but did not return home. The family searched for him in the surrounding areas and contacted relatives but could not locate him. The FIR stated that unidentified persons allegedly abducted the boy, sexually assaulted him and killed him by attacking his neck with a sharp-edged weapon before dumping his body in a vacant plot belonging to Sohail Akhtar. The body remained concealed among kikar trees, which had grown to a height of around 10 feet, and was not discovered immediately. Police were alerted after a citizen spotted the body while passing by the area. Police officials, including SI Iqbal, DSP Sadar Shahid Gujjar and SHO Sadar Muhammad Ali Khan, reached the scene and shifted the body to a hospital for post-mortem examination. After completing medico-legal formalities, police handed over the body to the family and registered a case under Sections 363, 302 and 376(3) of the Pakistan Penal Code. Bilal was later buried at his ancestral graveyard amid the presence of hundreds of mourners. Police detained several people considered suspicious for questioning. Police said Bilal went missing on August 16 after leaving home to buy ice. His family did not initially report his disappearance to police, and the authorities were informed after his body was discovered.

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