‘Serial killer’ behind eight cases surfacing since 2015
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LAHORE: The investigations into the rape-cum-murder case of eight-year-old girl that surfaced in Kasur indicated that a serial killer was behind all the eight cases reported in the district since 2015.
The Kasur district police had been looking for the culprit with no significant development so far.
The first case was reported in 2015 in which the suspect was spotted by a local when he was going to assault a minor girl in an under-construction house, a senior police officer told Dawn on Wednesday.
However, he said, the suspect manged to flee the scene, while the man who rescued the girl was later engaged by the police to trace the suspect. With his help, the police had prepared a rudimentary sketch of the suspect making it part of the record, he added.
The police official said that later more incidents of abduction of children, including five girls, occurred in Kasur district.
All the cases were reported in the jurisdiction of three police stations – A Division, B Division and Sadar.
Three out of the eight cases, including the latest one, occurred recently.
He said a team of senior police officers had last year made an effort to conduct a detailed analysis of all the cases in the light of circumstantial evidences, DNA test reports, statements of the two girls who survived the assaults, the witnesses and other relevant information.
The efforts were prompted in July 2017 by surfacing of another case of a child’s murder after sexual abuse.
The officers had reached the conclusion that a single person was behind all the cases surfacing in the district.
The view got further strengthened when the investigators found close resemblance between the man in the CCTV footage of Zainab and the culprit’s sketch in the police record.
“We had started hunt for the serial killer shortly after the first case in 2015”, the police official said.
“We had got reports of five DNA samples sent to the lab for analysis and the reports showed they belonged to the same person”, the police official said.
Published in Dawn, January 11th, 2018
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Jan 11, 2018 08:18am
Serial killers never stop until they are caught. They can't stop themselves.
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Jan 11, 2018 08:43am
And why have these incompetent police officials, who made a "detailed" analysis not published the sketch of this criminal in every major newspaper to enlist the help of public? instead of shoving it back into records.
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Jan 11, 2018 08:50am
Police is the main abetter and supporter of crime in Pakistan.
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Jan 11, 2018 09:10am
hang the responsible police officers first. who are not able to trace the culprit since 2015.
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Jan 11, 2018 09:19am
It's all due to inactions of Punjab government and police since the first case surfaced in Kasur involving influential individuals involved in molesting and filming children. Things were hushed up for political reasons. The societies which fail to punish culprits suffer because of their own behavior. Proof of poor governance. Parents of poor children can neither kiss the metro nor orange train since loss of their children.
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Jan 11, 2018 09:22am
Such a big shame. In a small district within 3 police stations, and police can not find one "Serial killer’ behind eight cases surfacing since 2015"
Human life has no value in this country. In one order from sitting Govt police can find and arrest all the political opponents even from unknown places under the earth but can not find a child killer.
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Jan 11, 2018 09:36am
@Mureed Why don't you get out there and catch this guy?
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Jan 11, 2018 09:43am
this is really a shame for our politicians, police and media that sketch/cctv video of suspect has been published in foreign media but i can't find in local Pakistani media, are they really trying to hide this culprit from nation? ridiculous!
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Jan 11, 2018 09:43am
Comments from the common pakistani shows their anger and inability to something concrete about it. Also shows short temper nature of such people. Child abuse is occurred in pakistan only it is spread across the globe. You should bring to justice culprits and not sought blood money.
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Jan 11, 2018 09:44am
You never know he could be one of the police itself. The Police as an institution has lost its credibility.
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Jan 11, 2018 10:02am
Karachi Police is busy in providing Protocol for politician and analysis to avoid criticism for crimes by proving that there is only one such person. disgraceful for provincial government and Sindhi police .
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Jan 11, 2018 10:10am
The police is incompetent, inefficient and politically influenced. Most crimes occur due to their connivance and the culprits, if caught, escape the justice system due to weak prosecution. The Police officers are the main beneficiaries of prostitution and boot legging. As long as the Police is not reformed, such crimes will continue to happen.
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Jan 11, 2018 10:39am
Height of incompetency. I wont be surprised that police is already aware of the killer but is not touching him because of some political pressure. Police department has been reduced to private security guards of political elites. Shameful
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Jan 11, 2018 10:45am
@Alba One more important point, i hope the investigation officers should be aware, if the distance/gap between crime increases, chances are that some of the prodigy or inspired person can continue a legacy.
This mention is important, even after catching the supposedly single serial killer, you may not rule out the prodigies or legacy left behind will come into play.
Something to ponder and plan on...
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Jan 11, 2018 10:49am
I think this news MUST contain images of killer for common man to have an eye on him also.....
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Jan 11, 2018 10:54am
its the political chief responsible for such low standards of police
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Jan 11, 2018 11:11am
Punjab Police is totally politicized and does not have any concern with comman people life.
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Jan 11, 2018 11:12am
@Mureed you nailed it
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Jan 11, 2018 11:16am
Alas!!! It took this tragedy for us to realize that our authorities need to capture this maniac who has been doing it since 2015. Thanks to social media that this issue got much needed attention but what about his previous victims? Were they not children of their parents? Why do we always ignite only after a disaster? My question to the authorities concerned is that why wasn't it taken as seriously for the first time??
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Jan 11, 2018 12:36pm
Incompetent police with little technical know-how / expertise and colonial era mindset is unable to protect the public. Do Doctors, Engineers and highly qualified professional join the policie service through competitive exams to serve the public? The answer is in the negative. The majority of them join the police service not to serve the public but because of the status and perks associated with the service and for other obvious reasons. Also colonial area ACR system makes things worse and stops honest police officers from independently undertaking their duties. The same applies to some other high profile departments. ACR system needs to be replaced with open and transparent performance management system to allow officers independently perform their duties without fear and pressure.
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Jan 11, 2018 12:37pm
The police officers are puppets in the hands of politicians, they only car about their postings
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Jan 11, 2018 02:01pm
No comments eight cases and five belong to at least one person but still free. The matter is very simple education health and law and order has never been priority of our elite governments after all it is masses issue so regretable
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Jan 11, 2018 02:06pm
Thay had the CCTV footage. Atleast someone in Kasur might recognise the culprit.
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Jan 11, 2018 02:22pm
@Mureed : Supported by the Politicians....
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Jan 11, 2018 02:28pm
since last night while hearing this
sad news I haven't slept . I want authorities to nab him immediately and make him example for others
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Jan 11, 2018 02:43pm
Let police protect civilians rather than politicians.
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Jan 11, 2018 02:56pm
@Zubaida Khan I have found your statement very inappropriate.
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Jan 11, 2018 03:40pm
In countries where these type of monstrosities are perpetuated trained criminal profilers make a criminal profile of the perpetuator which helps in his apprehension, our law enforcement agencies should send personnel to be trained in criminal profiling,these individuals are difficult to apprehended as they are wolfs in sheeps clothing and they don’t get caught quick because nobody is suspicious of them because they give the illusion of being respectable in real life. Like other countries we need to have a DNA data base of all criminals the data base can narrow down the search. Anger Won’t get the perpetuator caught he will just go underground for a while, people like these eventually make mistakes and get caught let’s hope it happens before more innocent lives are lost.
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Jan 11, 2018 04:31pm
This and all other similar reported cases are extremely cruel, inhumane and immoral. People have every right to be angry and frustrated with authority's lack of or slow progress/attention in solving such repeat cases. There must be all inclusive approach including circumstances, in particular, facts and contextual similarities including and beyond similarities of ages of victims and same or similar murderer. Now that there is a video, in the very first place, enhance the image(s) and make the culprits picture public so that public can do their share of contribution in solving this case, and hopefully with this all other cases if the culprit is one and same murders. There has to be competent team of officials to collect all information, logically analyze every aspect to methodically solve this problem in the least possible length of time.
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Jan 12, 2018 05:05am
Since 2015 police department was hibernating.
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Jan 12, 2018 10:32am
2015 seriously!!!!!
The police has been sitting since then!
They probably would not wake up until something of this sort happens to their own kids
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