{"id":483,"date":"2026-01-17T12:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=483"},"modified":"2026-01-17T12:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:49:38","slug":"karachi-police-arrest-suspect-accused-of-abusing-over-100-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=483","title":{"rendered":"Karachi Police Arrest Suspect Accused of Abusing Over 100 Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KARACHI:<\/strong> Police have arrested a man accused of sexually abusing more than <strong>100 children<\/strong> over several years in what officials describe as the <strong>largest child abuse crackdown of the year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong>SP Investigation East Usman Sadozai<\/strong>, the prime suspect, <strong>Imran<\/strong>, allegedly targeted boys aged <strong>12 to 13<\/strong>, while his accomplice <strong>Waqas Khan<\/strong> has also been taken into custody. The arrests were made in Karachi\u2019s <strong>Tipu Sultan area<\/strong> after a victim identified the suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said Imran, a puncture repairman from <strong>Manzoor Colony<\/strong>, used a motorcycle to lure children and took them to isolated areas near the <strong>Malir River<\/strong>, mostly between <strong>6pm and midnight<\/strong>, to commit the crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities revealed that <strong>DNA evidence<\/strong> linked the suspect to multiple cases reported between <strong>2020 and 2025<\/strong>, with identical DNA profiles appearing in incidents reported six years apart. 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