Sargodha rape-murder case suspect killed in alleged police encounter

The main suspect in the case involving the alleged rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Sargodha was killed in an alleged police encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD), sources said on Wednesday. According to the sources, the suspect had been arrested a day earlier. A CCD Sargodha team was taking him to the Jhal Chakian police station area for the recovery of the murder weapon when his accomplices allegedly opened indiscriminate fire upon spotting the police team. During the exchange of fire, the main suspect was killed, while his accomplices managed to escape under the cover of darkness. The sources further said that special CCD teams have been formed to arrest the fleeing suspects. Police said that investigations into the incident are ongoing.

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