BALOCHISTAN: Police have arrested three accused of raping and killing an 8-year-old boy.

DIG Kalat Range Javed Akhtar Odho told a news conference in Kalat that Imran, an 8-year-old boy, was raped and killed in Kalat two days ago. His body was dumped in a mountainous area. The accused involved in the incident, Ehsan, was arrested.

The DIG said that two more accomplices were arrested on the identification of the accused. All the three accused are neighbors of the child while the arrested accused have also confessed to the murder during interrogation.

Javed Akhtar Odho said that Interior Minister Mirziaullah Langu has announced a reward of Rs 500,000 for the officers who arrested the accused.