--- title: "Afghan man arrested for stealing and sexually abusing girls' corpses in Peshawar graveyard" description: "Most outlets led with the arrest of a 19-year-old Afghan man for allegedly stealing and sexually abusing the bodies of deceased girls in a Peshawar graveyard. Daily Pakistan described the act as \"deeply disturbing\" and explicitly mentioned \"sexually abusing girls’ dead bodies,\" while 24 News HD focused on the arrest and the ongoing police investigation, noting the man was \"caught red-handed.\" Both outlets emphasized the grave nature of the crime but varied slightly in the framing and emphasis of the alleged abuse." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9854-afghan-man-nabbed-while-sexually-abusing-girls-dead-bodies site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Afghan man arrested for stealing and sexually abusing girls' corpses in Peshawar graveyard pakistan · updated 22 Sep 2026, 1:37 PM PKT · 21–22 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the arrest of an Afghan man for allegedly stealing and sexually abusing the corpses of young girls from a Peshawar graveyard. 24 News HD described the man as caught red-handed while digging up a body and mentioned an ongoing police investigation into a series of incidents. Daily Pakistan added that the suspect was 19 years old and framed the act as a deeply disturbing case. Both outlets used strong language to describe the crime, but Daily Pakistan placed more emphasis on the sexual abuse aspect. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 22 Sep 2026 — Peshawar police arrest man accused of exhuming girls’ bodies from graves (1 outlet) - **Hum News English** — [Peshawar police arrest man accused of exhuming girls’ bodies from graves](https://humenglish.com/latest/peshawar-police-arrest-man-accused-of-exhuming-girls-bodies-from-graves/) · 22 Sep 2026, 1:37 PM PKT > PESHAWAR: Police have arrested a 19-year-old man accused of exhuming the bodies of girls from graves and allegedly desecrating them in Peshawar’s Sheikhan area, police said on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Saddar Division Fida Hussain said during a press conference that local residents caught the suspect while he was allegedly digging up a grave and removing the body of a girl. The sus... ### 21 Sep 2026 — Afghan man arrested for stealing and sexually abusing girls' corpses in Peshawar graveyard (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the arrest of a 19-year-old Afghan man for allegedly stealing and sexually abusing the bodies of deceased girls in a Peshawar graveyard. Daily Pakistan described the act as "deeply disturbing" and explicitly mentioned "sexually abusing girls’ dead bodies," while 24 News HD focused on the arrest and the ongoing police investigation, noting the man was "caught red-handed." Both outlets emphasized the grave nature of the crime but varied slightly in the framing and emphasis of the alleged abuse. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Afghan Man nabbed while Sexually Abusing Girls’ dead bodies in Peshawar Graveyard](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/21-Sep-2026/afghan-man-nabbed-while-sexually-abusing-girls-dead-bodies-in-peshawar-graveyard) · 21 Sep 2026, 10:19 PM PKT > PESHAWAR – A deeply disturbing case reported from Peshawar’s Budh Bher Sheikhān area, where a 19-year-old man was arrested after allegedly digging up the graves of deceased girls and sexually abusing their bodies. The shocking incident came to light when the graveyard caretaker allegedly caught the suspect during what police described as his fifth alleged attempt […] - **24 News HD** — [Afghan arrested for stealing young girls corpses from Peshawar graveyard](https://www.24newshd.tv/21-Sep-2026/afghan-arrested-stealing-young-girls-corpses-peshawar-graveyard) · 21 Sep 2026, 3:56 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > A man was caught red-handed while allegedly digging up the body of a young girl from a grave in Peshawar’s Sheikhan area on Monday, prompting the police to launch an immediate investigation into a disturbing series of alleged grave desecrations, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday. 3 articles from 3 outlets, 21–22 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. 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