Karachi police have launched a high-level investigation into the rape and murder of three-year-old Kulsoom Mohammed Qasim, whose body was discovered in a gunny bag near her home in Quaidabad. The girl had been missing since Tuesday afternoon after leaving her house to play. Medical examinations confirmed she was violently raped before her death. Investigators are focusing on at least three suspects, including relatives of the victim, and have collected DNA samples from over a dozen individuals in the neighborhood. These samples have been sent to the University of Karachi for analysis, with results expected to provide crucial leads. A case has been registered including charges of murder, rape, kidnapping, and destruction of evidence. Police express confidence the perpetrator resides within the victim’s community.