Two men were arrested on charges of raping and murdering a 10-year-old boy at the Moosa Colony Karachi, police said on Tuesday.
On December 9, The boy’s body was found in a dumpster near Federal B area.. A cloth was tied around his neck.
According to his family, the boy went to play with his friends on December 9 but never returned home. After searching the area, his father registered a missing persons complaint at Gulberg police station.
“We went to the police at 5 pm but they didn’t want to file a complaint,” said the victim’s uncle. “They finally registered the FIR at 2 am.”
On Monday, two suspects were arrested in a police raid. They confessed to raping the boy and then choking him to death. “DNA samples of the suspects have been taken,” said a police officer.