Category: Crime

A teenager critically injured herself on Friday by attempting self-immolation with petrol after a local court in Sadiqabad acquitted three people accused of raping her. 

According to reports, the incident occurred near a treatment plant on Dipalpur Road, shortly after Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Azeem Sheikh announced the verdict, giving the three suspects the benefit of the doubt.

The 13-year-old victim, from Baga Hithar village within the jurisdiction of the Ganda Singh Police Station, sprinkled petrol on her body and then set herself on fire. Passersby immediately intervened, rescuing the young woman, but not before she sustained serious burns. 

She was first rushed to DHQ Hospital and then referred to Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital in a critical condition.

The case dates back to 2022. The victim’s father filed the FIR, stating the suspect, a policeman, allegedly raped his daughter and threatened her with severe consequences, compelling her to remain silent. The prosecution argued that the man raped and impregnated the girl inside the house of a female suspect. 

Two female relatives of the policeman were also charged; one for allegedly aiding the rapist, and the other for forcing the victim to take abortion pills. The court, however, acquitted all three individuals.

Following the acquittal, District Police Officer Essa Khan Sukhaira ordered the Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation to launch an inquiry. The SP will investigate potential flaws in the initial investigation that might have led to the court’s decision.

A police spokesman reportedly told a media outlet that the police had already dismissed the accused cop from service after an internal police investigation found him guilty when the incident was initially reported. 

He stated that the court based its acquittal on the findings of DNA profiling.

Police in Mianwali have filed a murder case against a couple for allegedly killing their two-month-old girl in Harnoli region because they were dissatisfied with the birth of a second daughter.

As per the police, the infant was drowned by her biological parents in a water tank. The father has been taken into custody, while efforts to apprehend the mother remain underway. 

Police indicated that the father confessed during interrogation, saying he had wanted a son and that he committed the murder at the behest of his wife. The case has been registered in the name of the state, while investigations are continuing to uncover all the details surrounding the incident.

Law enforcement representatives mentioned that they aim to ensure accountability for both parents. The detained father remains in police custody. 

The case underscores ongoing societal pressures regarding gender preference. Police stated that legal proceedings will proceed as per the law.

The Border Military Police (BMP) in Phogla Tuman Buzdar, a tribal area of Taunsa Sharif, has filed a case against the entire local jirga after it delivered a ruling that led to the torture and burning of a resident.

As per the details, a man named Gul Sher was forced to undergo an outlawed tribal practice known as “Aas [fire] Aaf [water]” after he was accused of stealing solar panels.

The ruling required him to lift a heated iron rod with his bare hands, leaving him with severe burn injuries.

Despite the severeness of the punishment, the jirga also forced him to pay a Rs200,000 fine and expelled him from the area.

According to reports, when Gul Sher and his family attempted to protest the ruling, members of the jirga forced them to remain silent.

When videos of the incident circulated on social media, the BMP intervened and filed a case against those involved. 

BMP Commandant Ameer Taimoor and Political Assistant for the Koh Sulaiman tribal zone said that raids were currently ongoing to arrest all jirga participants.

The BMP official emphasised the administration’s stance on severe enforcement, noting that there would be “zero tolerance for human rights violators and illegal tribal verdicts”.

He also said that strict action would be taken against the culprits.

Lahore police have taken down a five-member honey-trap network accused of drugging, filming and extorting a local factory owner after luring him to a house under false pretenses.

As per officials, one of the women, who had formerly been employed at the victim’s factory, reached out to him stating she wanted to repay borrowed money. When he showed up to take the money, he was served tea laced with drugs that left him in a semi-conscious state. During this time, the group allegedly filmed compromising footage and later used it to extort money from him.

Authorities report that the gang had already obtained Rs 15,000 and was pressuring the victim for an additional Rs 500,000. Following a tip-off, police intervened and arrested all members of the group, which consisted of three women and two men.

Sub-Inspector Adnan Gujjar led the operation, seizing cash, mobile devices, and digital recordings from the suspects. Among those apprehended are Asim and Ramiz, who is also known as Raja.

SP City Bilal Ahmed said a case has been registered and urged residents to stay alert to similar honey-trap schemes, warning that such criminal setups often target individuals through personal trust and manipulation.

A man accused of raping and killing a 10-year-old girl in Peshawar was shot dead by his own accomplices during an attempted rescue, police have stated. 


The suspect, Samiullah, son of Saadullah, resident of Lali Bagh, was reported at Agha Mir Jani Shah police station. Police were escorting him when two of his accomplices arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire on the officers.

The gunfire destroyed a police mobile, while Samiullah was injured. The perpetrators fled the area soon after shooting him.

Additional police officers arrived at the scene, including SHO Agha Mir Jani Shah Gulzar Khan and DSP Yaka Toot Circle Saeed ur Rehman. Samiullah was shifted to the hospital for treatment but subsequently died from his injuries. 

Authorities have started a search operation in the area and set up various checkpoints  to trace the accomplices, who are expected to be detained soon.

A man was fatally shot during an attempted robbery in Karachi’s Orangi Town, which resulted in residents apprehending one of the suspects and ultimately causing his death.

The incident occurred in Sector 7-F, Baloch Goth, where armed robbers confronted 35-year-old Abdul Hannan. According to police, the assailants fired their weapons during the robbery, killing Hannan instantly. The suspects attempted to flee, but locals managed to overpower one of them.

Witnesses report that the crowd attacked the suspect. Footage circulating on social media shows the man tied to an electric pole, surrounded by people. Authorities noted that petrol was subsequently poured on the suspect before he was set ablaze. He sustained severe burn injuries and was transported to a hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Law enforcement arrived at the scene afterwards. The slow response led to the suspension of Orangi Town SHO Yousuf Mehr, who has been instructed to report to the West Police headquarters.

The deceased suspect has been identified as Sajid, the son of Zareen Dad. His accomplice was able to escape and has yet to be located.

SSP West has ordered the filing of multiple cases. Authorities indicated that three separate FIRs have been registered. The first pertains to the murder of Abdul Hannan and was lodged based on a complaint from his father-in-law, Gul Muhammad Khan, under charges relating to murder and robbery.

The second FIR involves an illegal firearm recovered from the deceased suspect. The third case concerns 30 to 35 unidentified individuals from the mob who participated in the assault. 

Police are working to identify the mob using mobile phone footage from the scene while also conducting raids to find the people named in the FIR.

Data gathered by law enforcement indicates that Hannan’s murder contributes to an increasing tally of citizens killed in robbery-related incidents in Karachi this year, which has now reached 82.

Authorities stated that further investigations are going on to clarify the sequence of events and to identify all parties involved in the attack.

A horrifying incident unfolded in Dera Ismail Khan’s Basti Darkhana Wali area on Monday, when a woman killed her two young children using a sharp-edged weapon.

According to police, the suspect, identified as Zainab Bibi from Swat, attacked her one-and-a-half-month-old son and two-year-old daughter with a knife.

 After the attack, she attempted to flee the area, but police reached the location in time and arrested her.

During initial questioning, the woman told investigators that she did not remember how the incident happened. 

The children’s father said his wife called him home, where he saw both children laying in a pool of blood upon arrival. 

The remains were taken to a hospital for autopsy after police retrieved the murder weapon from the scene. A murder case has been filed against the suspect, according to officials, while her mental state seems questionable.

Police also recalled that just last month, a separate tragic incident occurred in Multan’s Basti Malook area, where a man named Waris killed his daughter and her three children. He was later arrested, and the weapon was recovered, though the motive remains unknown.