Karachi police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a suspected serial child molester along with his alleged accomplice.

Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG) Azad Khan told Dawn that the two suspects were taken into custody in Surjani Town three days ago. The men were then handed over to the Tipu Sultan police as a normal case, AIG Azad said.

East Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation Muhammad Usman Sadozai told Dawn that the man and his accomplice were arrested after a special team took action on the basis of information provided by the victims.

A special task force comprising senior police officials of the involved stations, including SP Sadozai, was formed, according to a notification dated January 6.

The SP identified the main suspect as a resident of Manzoor Colony and a mechanic by profession.

It may be mentioned that the police seemed to have unclear information about the number of victims.

While AIG Azad told Dawn that the suspect allegedly “confessed to “almost a dozen cases”, a press release issued by his office said the suspect was “involved in more than 100 [cases] of child abuse”.

On the other hand, SP Sadozai said that the suspect confessed to having raped “dozens of children”. A child was gang-raped in one case, the officer said.

He said that besides the DNA-matching cases, three victim boys had also identified the same man as their rapist.

In another case, Sadozai added, a boy had identified both men as taking him to Surjani Town on a motorcycle but letting him go when he raised a hue and cry.

Soure: Dawn