Six-year-old girl raped, killed in Karachi: police

• Girl's body was found at garbage dump today morning, police say.
• She had gone out to play at night in Karachi's Korangi area.
• Parents ask CM Sindh to serve justice.
• Governor Sindh takes notice, seeks arrest of culprit at the earliest.

A six-year-old was raped and killed in Karachi, SSP Korangi Shahjahan Khan said Wednesday after the girl's body was found in a garbage dump in the city.

The police official said doctors in the preliminary medical report found that the girl, who lived in Korangi, was raped before being murdered.

SSP Khan said the girl came out of her house to play at 9pm last night, but when she did not come back home, the family approached the police and registered a case, at around 12am.

"The girl's body was found in a garbage dump at 6am today," he said, adding that eyewitnesses told police a rickshaw driver had left the six-year-old's body there.

Child raped, neck snapped: investigators

Meanwhile, investigators said the child had ventured out of her house at night following a power breakdown. "The girl's father had left her to play outside in the alley."

However, when she did not return after some time, the family began to search for her, the team said, adding that the girl's body was found wrapped in a thick mat at 6am this morning.

"The body was found near a deserted school and a ground, where drug addicts are present," the investigators said.

They said the post-mortem of the girl had been done which showed she was raped and her neck was broken.

According to the investigators, the family has yet to register a case.

"Another girl from Korangi has gone missing. She was said to have a mental disability. We have begun searching for her," they added.

Governor Sindh takes notice

Following news of the incident, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, expressed his sorrow and asked AIG Karachi to submit a report soon.

The governor directed police to catch the culprits as soon as possible and stressed that such incidents are "cannot be tolerated in civilised societies".

Girl's parents seek justice

The girl's parents have called on Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah to ensure they get justice.

"I appeal to the chief minister that my daughter gets justice," the father of the six-year-old said.

The girl's mother, meanwhile, said: "My daughter had gone outside to play and when the electricity was restored, we started searching for her. We had also informed the police, but they came after a delay."