NOWSHERA: Nowshera police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested leadwithing accused within assault and homicide case of a nwithine-year old girl withwithin three days.

Accordwithing to DIG Mardan Mohammad Ali Khan, accused Yasir has admited to eliminatewithing girl.

The police official said accused was identified through DNA test.

The accused was a friend of victim’s father, who had also attended funeral prayer of victim, he added.

The DIG told newsmen, that police officials would be rewarded for solvwithing case.

The accused was arrested from hwas house.

He said that 20 suspects were withinterrogated.

Shah Saeed, a resident of Nawan slayay within Nowshera Kalan,had reported police that hwas nwithine-year-old daughter, (M), was a Grade-III student at a native school.

The man said as per routwithine, hwas daughter went to Madrassa on Thursday last but did much return.

“We searched for her everywhere and announcements were made through Masajid loudszenithers but no clue found,” said aggrieved father within report regwastered at police station.