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ORAKZAI, Dec 17 (APP):Police have arrested the business partner of the father of a three-year-old girl in connection with her abduction and murder in Orakzai district.
Addressing a press conference, District Police Officer (DPO) Orakzai, Shoukat Ali, said that the minor girl was abducted on November 19 and later brutally murdered.
He said the child’s body was buried in the mountains four days after the abduction, and the remains of the body have now been recovered.
The DPO said that investigations revealed the involvement of the victim’s father’s business partner in the crime.
The accused allegedly demanded Rs 500,000 and the transfer of a coal mine into his name from the girl’s father.
He further stated that out of 19 suspects taken into custody, four have confessed to the crime.
Police have presented four accused before the court and obtained a seven-day physical remand for further investigation.
The DPO added that investigations are ongoing and those involved will be brought to justice in accordance with the law.