Toddler's alleged killer arrested in Sahianwala

Key Points:

Sahianwala police have arrested the man accused of killing a toddler near the motorway bridge.
The child was stabbed to death on 26 October after being lured away with his elder brother.
A murder case under sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code was registered on 28 October.

FAISALABAD: Sahianwala police have arrested the alleged killer of a toddler murdered near the motorway bridge last month.

According to the police handout, Station House Officer Tahir Shabbir arrested the accused in the murder case with the help of technical resources.

The first information report says the accused took both children on a motorcycle from near their maternal grandparents’ home in Chak 131 RB on 26 October and stabbed the younger child near the motorway bridge.

The child’s father said in his complaint that the family found the younger child injured at a canal bank in the light of an electricity pole. His elder brother was found with him and was not injured.

According to the complaint, the family took the injured child to Allied Hospital in Faisalabad in a private vehicle. He died the same night at about 11 o’clock.

The complaint says the accused wanted to marry the children’s mother. It says he harassed her and threatened to kill the children if she refused.

The first information report also mentions an unidentified armed man who was with the accused at the scene.

City Police Officer Tanveer Hussain said: “Killers of innocent citizens cannot escape the grip of law in any case.”

“Killers of innocent citizens cannot escape the grip of law in any case.”

Police said legal proceedings against the accused have started.

Case Timeline

28 October 2026

Two-Year-Old Dies After Being Found Injured in Sahianwala

Grand Lines reports the murder of a toddler at a canal bank in Sahianwala. FIR 693/26 is registered at Sahianwala police station under sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

12 November 2026