QUETTA: Police have arrested a serving officer on suspicion of murder after the body of a 7-year-old boy, missing for several days, was recovered from a drain near the Police Recruitment Centre in provincial capital of Balochistan.
According to reports, the deceased child was identified as Subhan Ahmed, son of Faheem Iqbal, who mysteriously went missing from Zafar Colony a few days ago.
Local media reported that a serving police officer was arrested on suspicion of murder, while raids are ongoing to arrest another suspect, also believed to be a police official.
The police and rescue team reached the scene, retrieved the body, and shifted it to a hospital.
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Police have started investigation and are examining all possible angles related to the case.
