Lahore, Jan. 21 (TNS): Joint-Investigation-Team (JIT) during the hearing of case, on Sunday, presented a report detailing inquiry into the rape and murder of Zainab and at least eight other under-age girls before the Supreme Court.
A special bench of the apex court presided by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar is hearing of a suo motu notice pertaining to the eight-year-old rape and murder case in Kasur at the Supreme Court Registry in Lahore.
The JIT led by RPO Multan Muhammad Idrees found it to be eighth such incident within jurisdiction of three police stations involving the same suspect as per DNA match in Kasur since 2015.
JIT head gave a multi-media briefing to the bench, explaining the events of Zainab’s disappearance and rape, murder. He said Zainab was kidnapped on January 4 while she on the way to her aunt’s place for religious lessons. Once the family realised she was missing, they informed police through the helpline 15.
Muhammad Idrees informed the court that the police had taken DNA samples of over 800 possible suspects, adding that DNA result of Zainab’s rapist, murderer had matched with those from seven previous cases of the same nature.
