Karachi: On the instruction of Addition Inspector General (AIG) Karachi a four member investigation committee has been formed to investigate the murder and rape of seven-year-old child Sarim.
Deputy Supreintendent of Police (DSP) Central will head the investigation committee.
Led by the DSP Central Investigation, the committee will include officers from the Investigations Branch.
Sources said that the probe committee will investigate the union of the apartment where Sarim’s body was found.
Yesterday, a postmortem examination conducted on seven-year-old Mohammed Sarim, confirmed that the minor boy was raped before being strangled to death.
The child body was recovered from an underground water tank of his family apartment in North Karachi 11 days after his disappearance.
According to Anti-Violence Crime Cell (AVCC) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Aneel Haider, the initial autopsy report suggested that Sarim was killed five days ago and his body was dumped in the underground water tank of the same apartment where he lived.
Quoting his autopsy report, the SSP said: “Sarim’s neck was broken, suggesting he was strangled to death.”
The police officer was of the view that a relative of the victim had been taken into custody on suspicion, adding that that a DNA test was being conducting on the suspect.
Police surgeon Dr Samia said that the medical report of the minor boy suggested that he was subjected to sexual assault before being strangled to death.
“There were different marks of wounds on his body,” she added.
