A 16-year-old girl was found strangled to death at her home in Chiniot after unidentified individuals broke in, police said Friday.

According to Allah Rakha's complaint, his daughter Basheeran Bibi was home alone after his brother Ghulam Mustafa left for work. Unknown attackers then broke into the house, strangled the teen, and fled. On returning home, the family discovered Basheeran dead on the bed with clear wounds on her neck.

Police shifted the body to the hospital for a postmortem and registered a case under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code. An investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, in a separate case, Chiniot police have booked two serving officers and several others for allegedly kidnapping two citizens and extorting ransom from their families. 

 

The FIR, lodged on the complaint of Rizwan’s wife, Mehreen, stated that ASI Imtiaz Kamoka and Constable Maisam Taimar of Kotwali Police Station, along with accomplices, raided a house in the City Chiniot Police Station limits. They are accused of tying up, threatening, and removing Rizwan and Zafar Abbas, who ran an online business.

The suspects demanded Rs9 million in ransom, but eventually settled for Rs500,000 in cash and gold jewellery, which Mehreen handed over. 

After her complaint, Chiniot police launched an operation and set up checkpoints to intercept the accused.

During an encounter on Chiniot Road, the suspects opened fire at police. Two men, Mazhar and Abdul Rehman, were injured in the exchange and later taken into custody. ASI Imtiaz Kamoka, Constable Maisam Taimar, Abdullah, Sohail, and Zain are currently facing a case under several sections, including kidnapping.

 Police have also launched a search operation to arrest the remaining suspects.