Hasilpur police arrested an alleged pedophile involved in the abduction and rape of minors in Bahawalpur.
The accused identified as Muhammad Ansar. He would kidnap children and sexually abuse the minors, said the police.
The arrest of the serial pedophile was conducted using modern technology and CCTV footage, claimed police.
Reportedly, the accused was wanted by police in various cases registered against him in Bahawalnagar, Multan and Bahawalpur.
Around 10 cases of sexual assault were registered against the suspect.
District Police Officer Muhammad Faisal Kamran said to media, ”This is a successful operation by the police to detain a man responsible for the abduction and rape of minors.”
The accused was a resident of Vehari district and used to sell birds on a motorcycle, and was well acquainted with the neighbourhood.
The suspect would lure the minors by showing them content on his mobile phone and then abduct them to an unknown location where he allegedly sexually assaulted the minor victims.
Police officials said the suspect would leave the victims there and flee from the crime scene.
The suspect, during police interrogation, confessed to three incidents of abduction and rape which were not reported to the police
