KASUR: Three police officers who opened fire on people protesting againstbrutal killing of seven-year-old girl Zainab have been arrested.

This was stated by the newly appointed District Police Officer (DPO) Kasur,Zahid Khan Marwat during a briefing to the Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

He added that two suspicious people had also been detained while a caseagainst 16 people had been lodged.Marwat continued that the arrested policemen were being interrogated.

On the other hand, the enraged local besieged civil hospital and chantedslogans against the administration.The protesters, who also held sit-in at Steel Bagh Chowk, demanded to hangthe culprit in public so that no such incident will happen in future.Zainab was kidnapped six days ago from Road Kot and was strangled to deathafter being raped.

Police officers recovered her body from a garbage heap near Zaki Ada.Meanwhile, Shehbaz Sharif said that he had directed the police to arrestthe culprit.

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), to investigate the matter, comprisespersonnel of Pakistan Army, the Chief Minister said and added that theculprit(s) would be taken to logical end.