Gang involved in extracting, selling girls' bone marrow busted in Hafizabad

HAFIZABAD: A gang involved in extracting and selling bone marrow of girls has been busted by police in Hafizabad.

According to police officials, the gang was extracting the bone marrow from the spine of girls after luring them to a residential house in Hafizabad under pretext of conducting a medical test.

The girls, mainly belonging to poor families, were tricked into going for medical test against an offer of attractive packages for dowry, officials said.

Receiving information about the gang involved in the illegal activity, police raided the house at Mohalla Bahawalpura of Hafizabad and arrested the prime suspect along with his wife.

Muhammad Aslam, the prime suspect, and his wife Amna confessed to their crimes and informed the police that their group comprises of four people.

The couple apprised the investigators that they have been into this activity for quite long time and around 90 girls had fallen prey to their fraudulent scheme.

Later, police arrested one of their accomplices Nadeem.

Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also taken notice of the matter and vowed the provision of best medical treatment to the victims.

The Punjab CM has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter and sought a report from the district police officer of Hafizabad.