Two prime suspects accused in the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl, Marwah, in Karachi’s PIB Colony have been arrested, the Karachi police confirmed on Monday. According to the police, one of the arrested suspects has been identified as Faiz, who worked as a tailor in the neighbourhood where the victim lived. The other identified as Abdullah. The six-year-old’s body was carried on a trolley and thrown into a garbage can in a park near the colony. Both of the suspects were allegedly under influence of drugs when the crime was committed, the police claimed, adding that they are being interrogated. The police have also added terrorism charges in the case after which it will be heard by an anti-terrorism court. Last week, a police official told media that the victim’s neighbour identified as Nawaz, who was detained along with 16 other people, has been formally arrested on the basis of evidence. The police found the evidence from the suspect’s home, he added. The body of the girl was found from a trash can in the park on September 6. It had multiple torture marks and was shifted to the Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre. According to the police, the autopsy reports revealed that she had been raped. Medico-legal officer DrShazia said that the six-year-old was hit with a heavy object on the head multiple times which resulted in her death.The other identified as Abdullah. The six-year-old’s body was carried on a trolley and thrown into a garbage can in a park near the colony.
