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SHEIKHUPURA, May 28: The four youngsters, who were arrested by the district police few days ago for allegedly gang-raping and killing a college student, were remanded by the A-Division police on Friday.
The police claimed that they had recently solved the mystery of the murder after 20 months. The four suspects have been identified as Shahab Sarwar son of a municipal committee's former vice-chairman, Usman Maan, Saifur Rahman and Yasir.
The police said the girl was gang-raped by the four youths and poisoned to death when she threatened to divulge the secret. Her body was thrown near the QB link canal in Bhekhi police station precinct, about 18 kilometres from here, three days after her abduction.
During preliminary investigation, main suspect Shahab Sarwar claimed that he had illicit relations with the girl for the last several years. He said he and his friends abducted the girl on Sept 9, 2002, from the Sheikhupura Stadium and took her to a hotel where they raped her.
He claimed that they again raped her at a housing colony and took refuge at the residence of contractor Zafarullah, a relative of Yasir. Shahab said they poisoned the girl to death when she threatened that she would let the cat out of bag.
Bomb Defused: The B-division police and bomb disposal squad have foiled an attempt of terrorism in Hanjranwan Wala locality on Friday. According to police, an unidentified motorcyclist went to the house of a local factory chief manager (administration) Munawar at 10am. He knocked at the door and gave a sweets box as a gift to Munir, the brother of Munawar.
He found a hand grenade when he opened the box. A hand written piece of paper was tagged with the bomb which said "don't destroy this gift, we shall take it back."
B-division police and bomb disposal squad were informed who took it in to custody. Bomb disposal squad commander Altaf Husain said the bomb weighed six ounces. Further investigations are underway.
PRISONERS RELEASED: Fifty-four prisoners involved in petty crimes were released on Friday on the orders of the Sheikhupura district and sessions judge.
The judge, accompanied by Sheikhupura Jail superintendent and senior civil judge visited barracks and cells to personally hear the inmates. He checked the record and ordered release of 54 of the prisoners on his personal surety.
RAPIST SENTENCED: The Nankana additional district and session judge convicted a man of rape. Convict Ahmad Ali was handed down 25 years' rigorous imprisonment and 30 lashes.
The convict had raped 'S' in Chak 75/22 in the limits of Syedwala police when she was alone in her home. His companion Amin, who stood guard outside the house while he was committing the crime, was acquitted.
