The Lahore police arrested a suspect who killed a 9-year-old boy after molesting him in the Shalimar area, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday.

According to police officials, the deceased boy Abdullah went missing on Thursday while playing in the street. 

The parents and neighbours tried in vain to find the child and reported him missing to the police.

The police immediately reacted and arrested the accused Abdul Rahman involved in the incident. 

They also recovered the body of  Abdullah at his house.

According to the initial investigation, the accused Abdul Rahman strangulated the child after abusing him

The body of the boy was shifted to the mortuary for post-mortem.

A case has been registered at the request of Amin, the father of the deceased.