A MAN disguised himself in a burka so he could lure away an 11-year-old boy before raping and strangling him to death, police said.

Schoolboy Azan Majid Janjua was snatched from his mosque in Abu Dhabi last week after going for afternoon prayers and Quran recitation during Ramadan.

3 The man stands accused of dressing in a burka so he could lure away an 11-year-old boy before raping and strangling him to death Credit: Abu Dhabi Police

Gulf News reported that his accused killer posed as a woman in a burka to pick Azan up because he knew the boy would not go with a man without asking his parents.

The Pakistani man allegedly raped the boy before strangled him with rope.

Major General Maktoum Al Sharifi from Abu Dhabi Police said the suspect told cops he “cross-dressed as a woman because he knew that the boy would not go with a man without permission from his parents.”

3 Schoolboy Azan Majid Janjua was snatched from his mosque in Abu Dhabi last week Credit: Facebook

Azan’s half-naked body was discovered on May 31 on the rooftop of the building where he lived with his Quran beside him.

He was found by air-conditioning technicians who had gone on the roof to carry out repairs.

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The boy's father, Dr Majid Janjua, 38, said: "He was fasting and he went to the mosque for Asr prayers and Quran recitation and then went missing.

“I was shocked to know that AC technicians, who went to our building’s rooftop to check a malfunctioning chiller, found his body there around 10am.

3 The boy's father, Dr Majid Janjua, said the 11-year-old was found dead next to his Quran Credit: Facebook

“His body was half-naked. His Quran was beside him.”

The suspect, a Pakistani immigrant to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, was arrested less than 48 hours after the body was found.

He has confessed to the crime and is said to be known to the family of the victim.

Local reports claim forensics have found evidence linking the suspect to the murder.

The boy’s father is from Pakistan and his mother is Russian.