Zainab’s murderer caught: CM Punjab vouches for public hanging

The rapist and serial killer from Kasur who used to rape and kill minor girls has been caught by the police just a day before the expiry of the Supreme Court’s three-day deadline.

On Tuesday, the Punjab Police arrested the man who had raped and killed seven-year-old girl from Kasur named Zainab. Since the day Zainab’s body was found from a garbage dump in Kasur on January 9, search had been going on to find her killer.

“The brute has been arrested. He is a serial killer,” Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced in a press conference at the CM Secretariat Lahore. Sitting alongside him was Zainab Ansari’s father.

According to the details provided, the suspect has been identified as 24-year-old man named Imran Ali. The suspect worked as a mason and used to live close to his victim’s house.

The incident had sparked city-wide protests in Kasur and the Supreme Court (SC) had taken notice of the incident, giving the police 72 hours to find any suspects.

“The suspect has been arrested after 14-day joint efforts by the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA), the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), CTD [Counter Terrorism Authority], civil and military agencies, political leadership and civil administration.

“It is for the second time in my political career that a concerted effort by different law enforcement agencies and departments has resulted in the arrest of a suspect,” Shehbaz Sharif added during the press conference.

It has been learnt that Imran Ali had earlier been detained for questioning and to collect his DNA samples. However, he was let go after a brief time and after that he went to Pakpattan and also changed his appearance.

The police kept him under surveillance and when the DNA tests came back and matched with those from Zainab’s body, the police arrested Imran. He was arrested from Pakpattan and now he will appear before the court for the trial.

Shehbaz Sharif said that he would like for the suspect to die through public hanging and would request the SC to hear his case on an expedited basis.

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