KASUR: Punjab Police claimed to have arrested a cop over the murder of a teenage boy following failed rape attempt in Kasur district on Monday.
According to Qari Khail-ur-Rehman, the father of victim Sami-ur-Rehman, the accused Masoom Ali intercepted his son while the boy was on his way to an area mosque for morning prayers on the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr.
On gunpoint, Ali attempted to rape Rehman upon which the boy resisted. After a brief altercation, the man fired a shot from his 30-bore pistol which hit the boy in his chest.
While the accused fled the scene brandishing the weapon, the injured was rushed to DHQ Hospital Kasur for treatment. Later the boy was taken to Lahore General Hospital for further treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Sources said Sami-ur-Rehman was a Hafiz-e-Quran (memorizer of the holy book), and led his first Taraweeh in this Ramazan. The killer was apprehended soon after the victim’s father registered an FIR with the local police.
While taken the notice of the incident, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has sought a report from the Inspector General Police and directed him to submit a charge-sheet in the court after completing the investigation.
He expressed a deep sense of grief and sorrow to the bereaved family over the killing of a teenager and assured them to provide justice at any cost. He said the accused will be given strict punishment as per law.
Soon after, several people took to the social media to condemn the brutal murder in Kasur, which is famous as a hotspot for sexual predators.
A hashtag, #JusticeForSamiUrRehman, calling for maximum penalty to the attacker, remained among the top trends on Twitter in Pakistan.
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