The dead body of a 10-year-old boy was found inside a parked car on the roadside shocked and horrified the residents of Karachi’s Korangi area on Saturday. According to preliminary investigations, the father of the deceased child is employed in Hyderabad, while the dreadful incident took place in the Zaman Town area of Korangi.

The vehicle’s owner, identified as Shehzad, reported to the police about the detection of the dead body Shehzad, a local resident, had gone to fetch his mother’s medicine and upon returning to his car, found a lifeless body in the back seat.

According to the police, the body had signs of torture and it is suspected that the child was subjected to sexual assault. The police said that the cause of death will be determined after the completion of a post-mortem examination. Following finding the dead body of the body, the family members expressed their outrage through a strong protest. The child’s maternal uncle shared that the child was mentally disabled.

The family of the deceased stated that they have no personal enmity with anyone and demanded the perpetrator should be arrested and justice be served. Police, however, detained the owner of the vehicle and an investigation is underway.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP