SHEIKHUPURA: A man who allegedly raped and murdered a minor eight-year-old girl, was killed in an encounter with the police in Sheikhupura’s Farooqabad area on Thursday.
As per details, on a tip off the presence of the accused, police carried out a raid in Nokhar Qadeem village for his arrest. During the raid, an exchange of fire erupted which continued for an hour, resultantly Sheraz killed on the spot.
Earlier, a minor eight-year-old girl namely Maleeha, who was visiting her grandmother’s house in Sheikhupura’s Farooqabad area, was kidnapped six days ago by the accused, who later strangled her to death after raping her and threw the body stashed in a gunny bag in a park.