Neighbours gather outside the house of Asma's family-Geo News

MARDAN: A relative of a suspect in the rape and murder case of minor Asma terrorised her family after barging into their home.

The man, wielding a knife, also harassed the women present in the house.

The man was subsequently caught by neighbours and handed over to the police.

Asma was reported missing from the Gujjar Garhi area in Mardan on January 13 and recovered dead the next day from the nearby sugarcane fields.

Speaking at a press conference early today, Mardan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dr Mian Saeed announced the arrest of prime suspect, 15-year-old Muhammad Nabi, and another suspect.

KP police arrest 15-year-old relative for murder of minor Asma

KP Police says that the case was resolved by tracing a drop of blood on a leaf in the sugarcane field where the minor was killed

Nabi, with his face covered, was also presented before the media.

Dr Saeed said that the case was resolved by tracing a drop of blood on a leaf in the sugarcane field where the minor was killed.

The RPO said that fingerprint traces of the suspect were found on the neck of the deceased, and the weapon used for the crime has also been recovered.

Dr Saeed said that the suspect attempted sexual assault on the four-year-old in the sugarcane field but the minor resisted by shouting for help. In reaction, Nabi killed the minor by strangulation.