Police Arrest Two Suspects Over Murder Of Boy In Lakki

News Desk

LAKKI MARWAT: The Lakki Marwat police have arrested two suspects in connection with the brutal murder of a two-year-old boy whose body was discovered inside a sack at a garbage dump, officials confirmed on Friday.

District Police Officer (DPO) Sajjad Ahmad Sahibzada disclosed during a press conference that the victim, identified as Sohail, went missing on October 28 while playing outside his residence in the Wanda Shahabkhel area before being found slain the following day with his throat slit.

Providing details of the complex investigation, DPO Sahibzada explained that the crime occurred in a remote trans-river belt where the absence of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and digital footprints posed significant hurdles for law enforcement.

To overcome the lack of technical evidence, specialized police teams conducted meticulous crime scene analyses, recovering vital forensic material including cigarette butts and walnut shells.

These items, along with targeted intelligence-gathering, ultimately led investigators to trace and apprehend the two primary suspects during a targeted raid.

The tragic incident has sparked severe outrage across the district, highlighting ongoing concerns regarding child safety and violent crime in rural and underserved stretches of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Community leaders and local residents have called for heightened police vigilance and accelerated judicial proceedings to ensure justice for the victim’s family, while law enforcement authorities emphasized that scientific forensic methods are increasingly crucial to solving high-profile crimes in areas devoid of modern surveillance infrastructure.

Following the arrests, law enforcement officials confirmed that the suspects are currently undergoing rigorous interrogation to establish the precise motive behind the heinous crime.

Police authorities intend to present the accused before a local court to seek physical remand for comprehensive legal proceedings, while forensic evidence collected from the scene has been dispatched for advanced laboratory analysis to strengthen the prosecution’s case.