Two suspects allegedly involved in the rape and murder of five-year-old Aun Abbas were killed in an encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD) police in Muridke tehsil of Sheikhupura district on Wednesday, police said. According to a police spokesperson, four suspected robbers were allegedly engaged in a robbery on 34 Chak Road when they opened fire on a police mobile upon seeing it. In the ensuing exchange of fire, two suspects were killed, while the other two managed to escape.

The killed suspects were identified as Asif and his friend Muneeb. Police said investigations into the child’s death had revealed that the suspects were allegedly involved in sexually assaulting and murdering him. According to police, the suspects were neighbours of Aun Abbas, and they had killed the child and disposed of his body in a village pond. Aun Abbas was the only brother of five sisters. Police claimed to have recovered weapons from the deceased suspects. Their bodies were shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital for legal formalities.

Police have launched a search operation to arrest the two fleeing suspects, officials said. Rawalpindi child sexual assault suspect killed in alleged CCD encounter Earlier on Oct 13, 2026, a suspect accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 15-year-old niece was killed in an alleged encounter with a team of the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Rawalpindi, police said. The suspect, identified as Mumrez Abbasi, a resident of Abbottabad, was killed during an exchange of gunfire near Alamabad Stop, close to Children’s Park, in the jurisdiction of Ratta Amral Police Station.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)