The police on Friday arrested key suspect in Farishta murder case, who was revealed to be the minor girl’s neighbour. According to police, the suspect tried to rape the child but upon resistance, gravely wounded her with a knife. On May 22, Islamabad Police arrested a close relative of Farishta, besides registering a case against three police officials for showing negligence in the case. A first information report (FIR) was also registered against the Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Abbas Rana and other officers. Police also arrested two suspects on May 21 in connection with the case.

Source: Pakistan Today June 21, 2019 16:52 UTC