LAHORE: An unidentified minor boy was found strangled in fields near Manga Mandi on Tuesday.

Passersby spotted the body and called the police which reached the spot and shifted it to the city morgue for autopsy.

The police said torture marks were also found on the body of the five-year-old. Announcements were made through the local mosques to trace the family of the deceased boy, but to no avail, they added.

Saddar Division SP (operations) said quoting the Punjab Forensic Science Agency experts who inspected the crime scene that apparently no signs of sexual assault were found.

He said the police lodged a case against the unidentified killer(s), handing over the case to the homicide unit for investigation.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2018