Police ask for public’s help to arrest rape, murder accused

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FAISALABAD: Police are seeking help from locals for the arrest of the murderers of a 21-year-old woman in Faisalabad and a six-year-old girl in Jaranwala.

Police have taken to social media asking the public to cooperate with them to trace the accused as nearly a week has passed since the two incidents occurred in the district.

The 21-year-old, Abida, a student of MA English at the Government College University Faisalabad, had been missing for five days until her body, bearing marks of torture, was found from Dijkot last month.

Initial medical examination of the body had revealed evidence indicating she had been raped before being killed, and the sexual assault was later confirmed following the postmortem.

In a wave of protest reminiscent of the outrage that followed the rape and murder of minor Zainab earlier this year, social media users used the hashtag #JusticeForAbida on Twitter to demand swift action against the culprit(s).

The National Commission for Human Rights took notice of the brutal murder and summoned a report from DPO Faisalabad.

Police authorities said they have nabbed a few people with the help of the deceased’s mobile phone data; however, no real progress has been made in the case yet. The authorities added that they were continuing efforts to arrest those responsible for the heinous act.

A few days later, the body of a six year old child was found in the fields in Jaranwala, which caused a stir in the area with locals protesting to demand the arrest of the murderer.

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