Zainab murder case forensic experts report revealed
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LAHORE: Punjab Police has arrested the main accused of the Zainab murder case and the reports of the forensic specialists has been revealed.
Forensic specialists on Tuesday confirmed that the DNA sample fromaccused Imran matcheswith the sample found from Zainab's body.
Police in Kasur claimed earlier on Tuesday to have arrested the man responsible for the heinous rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab.
The accused's DNA also matches the samples taken from seven other minor girls who were abused and murdered earlier in the area.
CHief Minister Punjab is expected to hold a press conference on the subject later today.
Zainab was kidnapped from near her aunt’s house on January 4 in Kasur. Her body was recovered from a garbage heap on January 9. The post-mortem of the minor revealed that she had been raped before being murdered.
The suspect Imran, said to be 24-years-old, was familiar with Zainab’s family and would also frequent the minor girl's house.
Imran is also said to be a relative of the deceased and a resident of Kot Road where the young Zainab also resided. However, Zainab's father has refuted claims that the suspect is related to them.
Imran was picked up initially by the police but was let go without testing his DNA after the family intervened and identified him as someone familiar and trusted.
After being let go Imran had fled from Kasur and for a short while was residing in Pakpattan.
On the orders of the District Police Officer (DPO), certain individuals were rounded-up again including Imran and their DNA tests were conducted.
The suspect was picked up five days earlier and interrogated which further confirmed that Imran was, in fact, the perpetrator of the crime.
According to police sources, Imran has also confessed to his crime.
Additionally, sources claim that Imran had shaved his beard after the incident which helped him evade arrest till now as the CCTV footage showed a man sporting a beard.
