Pakistani Police Locate Body of Murdered 12-Year-old Christian Boy

The protesters dispersed after the SP assured them that the murderers will be found and arrested.

Suneel's mutilated body was found on August 20; he left home to get food but never returned. PHOTO: MUHAMMAED JAVED/THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

(FAISALABAD, Pakistan) - Suneel Masih's mutila­ted body was found on 20 August. Relatives of the 12-year old Christian boy say his mutilated body was found after the brutal killing on Narowal Road in Faisalabad on Wednesday.

The boy had gone missing on Chaand Raat and was found dead on Eid. Following the identification of the boy, residents of Christian Town took out a protest rally. Minority Rights Amnesty urges Pakistan to reform blasphemy laws. We reported last week that an 11-year old Christian girl with Downs Syndrome was in serious trouble for burning pages of a Holy Qur'an. Higher government intervened in that case after media attention.

Hundreds of Christians staged a protest demonstration Wednesday to express their resentment over the killing of a 12-year-old Christian boy, who was allegedly kidnapped. The protesters carried clubs and iron rods and threw stones at shops and vehicles along the Narwala Road. Traffic remained suspended for more than four hours.

Suneel, son of Yaqoob Masih, a resident of Christian Town adjacent Model Town, had gone missing the night before Eid. The family had registered a complaint with the Gulberg police and had been looking for him on their own.

On Monday, the body was found from Chamra Mandi in Factory Area. A police driver, Constable Ali Raza, discovered it on his way home. He informed the local police, who later identified the boy as Suneel. They said the boy had apparently been killed using a sharp weapon.

Angry riots ensued following the boy's Murder

The body had then been set on fire. They said there were cuts all over the body. The body was sent to Allied Hospital for a postmortem examination and the family was informed.

Following the identification of the boy, residents of Christian Town demanded the immediate arrest of the murderers. The protesters were later joined by minority MPA Aamir Sahotra.

A heavy police contingent led by Lyallpur Town Superintendent of Police Zahid Mehmood later arrived on the scene.

The protesters dispersed after the SP assured them that the murderers will be found and arrested. Patrus Masih, a brother of the deceased, said the family had no idea of who could have killed his brother. He said they had no enmity with anybody.

Police have registered a case on the complaint of Constable Ali Raza, who first found the body. They said that the postmortem report said that the body had 23 cuts. The boy had not been sexually assaulted. SSP (Operations) Sadiq Ali Dogar has formed a three-member investigation team and directed it to probe the matter.

He has also directed them to submit an inquiry report in a week.

Special thanks to Shamsul Islam with The Express Tribune and these sources:

http://tribune.com.pk/story/424783/kidnap-murder-protest-over-killing-of-12-year-old-christian-boy/

http://tribune.com.pk/story/424783/kidnap-murder-protest-over-killing-of-12-year-old-christian-boy/

Reverend Pervaiz Khokhar is a contributing Salem-News.com writer in Asia who covers issues pertaining to Christianity in countries that fail to tolerate religious freedom. While writing his own articles, Pervaiz also keeps a sharp eye out for the latest news from Pakistan generated by other writers.

Pervaiz is the Chairman of The Preaching Society & Social Welfare Services, Mohallah Rasool Pura Street No 7 in Jhumra City, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

You can write to Pervaiz Khokhar at this email address: pssws2012@gmail.com

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Anonymous August 26, 2012 6:14 pm (Pacific time)

And this kind of trash is walking in and out of the White House every day. There inside the Federal Government. You think it can't happen here? Think again. If Obama gets elected it will happen. He has the same goals as the terrorists: destroy the jewish and Christian faith.

Editor: Nonsensical

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Vic August 25, 2012 8:41 am (Pacific time)

And the "Christian" Barak Obama,just one day after the Pakistani government asked once again for the US to stop murdering its citizens via drone, murdered eighteen Pakistanis with three separate drone strikes. I blame HIM, not the girl with Downs Syndrome for this, if indeed it is a backlash.

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Siraj August 24, 2012 2:56 pm (Pacific time)

Very sad indeed. The police MUST find those responsible for this atrocious crime! We can not have religious law crossing into secular laws in a government. This family and many people are hurt, angry, and scared. Give them justice. They deserve it!

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