mm-news-@dmin The court sends the suspect to jail for four days on judicial remand.
- Suspect produced before the judicial magistrate (South).
- Court records statement under Section 164 of the CrPC.
- Six separate cases were registered against the suspect.
KARACHI: The man accused of sexually assaulting multiple children in Karachi’s Qayyumabad area has confessed to the crimes before a judicial magistrate, police said on Saturday.
Police produced the suspect before the magistrate in Karachi (South), where officials formally recorded his statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
When asked by the magistrate if he knew where he was, the suspect replied: “Yes, I am in court and here to have my statement recorded.” Following the confession, the court sent the suspect to jail on judicial remand.
Police said they have completed a formal identification parade and recorded statements of four victims. So far, they have registered six separate cases against the suspect.
South Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mehroze Ali announced the arrest earlier this month and disclosed disturbing details of the man’s alleged offences. He said police had lodged three cases within a week after receiving multiple complaints of assaults on children in Qayyumabad.
According to investigators, the suspect had been targeting children between the ages of five and 12 since 2016. He would lure them with small amounts of money, take them to a rented room or shop in the area, and sexually assault them.
Police had also recovered over 100 videos of the assaults from the suspect’s mobile phone. Along with a USB device containing more footage. Police also found a diary with details of several victims in his possession. Investigators said a young girl managed to secretly take the USB device. The evidence from the suspect’s room helped lead to his arrest.
The initial police report stated that the man originally arrived in Karachi. In 2011, from Abbottabad 2011, he began selling juice from a cart in Qayyumabad 2016. The period when he allegedly began targeting children.
Officials confirmed that further investigation was underway to identify additional victims and examine the digital evidence collected from the suspect.
