KASUR- The main accused in Zainab Ansari’s rape and murder case madestartling claims about the incident.
He has claimed to be possessed by a demon after he was arrested on Tuesday.He asserted that it was the demon that made him rape and killed littlegirls.
According to the details revealed to the media, the accused has beenidentified as Imran Ali and is said to be a relative of the seven-year-oldgirl. He lived near the house of the innocent girl in Kasur on Kot Road,from where she was abducted.
According to Haji Shareef, President Kasur Press Club, the alleged culpritwas picked up by police initially, however, was let go without DNA testbecause Zainab’s family identified him as someone trusted. The accused is afamous *Naat Khuwan *of the are and is often seen distributing candiesamongst the children.
Imran Ali was a labour by profession and was 21-year-old according to hisCNIC. According to renowned journalist Talat Hussain, the accused remainedwith the family after Zainab’s body was discovered and activelyparticipated in all the protests.
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Police on Tuesday arrested him from Pakpattan after his DNA matched samplestaken from the crime scene. Sources also revealed to Daily Pakistan that ajacket of Zainab’s killer that can be seen in the CCTV footage wasrecovered from the accused.
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The alleged offender has confessed to the Zainab’s murder and at least sixother crimes of the same nature.
Zainab was kidnapped on January 4 when she was on her way to Holy Quranclass. Her body was discovered five days later from a garbage pile. Thepost-mortem report revealed that the minor girl had been raped and murdered.