An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Pakistan’s Punjab province, triggering violent protests in which two people were killed in clashes with police. According to CCTV footage, the girl in Kasur district was abducted last week outside her home.
“Last night the girl’s body was found from a heap of garbage in Saddar area of the city,” Regional Police Officer (Kasur) Zulffiqar Hameed said, adding the body had been sent for autopsy. “Initial autopsy report suggests that the girl was strangulated after rape,” Hameed said.
The girl was staying with her relatives while her parents had gone to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Hijaz, Saudi Arabia, performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year. The police has taken four suspects into custody.
Riots erupted in Kasur over police inaction after reports of the alleged rape and murder of the girl began circulating on social media.
The protesters pelted stone at the police station, offices of district police officer and district coordination officer in Kasur as the city observed a complete shutter down to protest against the brutal murder.
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