A post-mortem report on a seven-year-old boy found dead inside a bag in the Karachi’s Landhi area confirmed evidence of rape, Police Surgeon Sumaiya Tariq said on Tuesday.

 

After the victim, identified as Saad Ali, went to buy sweets from a nearby shop on September 18, he went missing. Later, his body was discovered stuffed in a bag left at a garbage dump near Lal Mazar in Landhi.

 

The police surgeon stated that the post-mortem report revealed a blow to the head which killed Ali, adding that samples from various body organs have been sent for further chemical examination to ascertain the facts.

 

Meanwhile, the victim’s funeral prayers were offered in Landhi 36-B, where the family lives.

 

Ali's father Salman, while speaking to the media, stated that after receiving no help from the police despite filing a report, the family searched for the boy for days.

 

He said that the family was left with no choice but to initiate a search for the boy on their own after police did not even bother looking at footage from CCTV cameras near the garbage dump where the boy was found.

 

Calling for the immediate arrest of those involved in the abduction and killing of his son, Salman also demanded departmental action against police officials, who, according to him, failed to respond to the family’s calls for help in finding the boy.

 

On the other hand, the Police claimed to have been in contact with the victim’s family, saying they will file a First Information Report (FIR) following the final rites of the boy.

 

Citing a senior police official, a media report stated that two individuals have been arrested so far over their alleged involvement in the rape and killing of the boy. Speaking at a press conference, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Landhi stated that the suspects, identified as Hasan and Suhail, have confessed to the crime.

 

The official added that the suspects admitted to luring the minor boy, who was familiar with them, with sweets and later raping and murdering him.