Answer:
And what had happened to the bicycle, which might have shed some light on the shooting? The police had never collected this vital piece of evidence.
Explanation:
The story of Iqbal Masih, a real-life crusader of child labor, was one that inspires many youngsters to protest against the employment and exploitation of children as laborers. The case of Iqbal is of special importance.
Exchanged at the young age of four as collateral for his parents' loan from a carpet merchant, he was kept underemployment for many years. His working conditions were so bad that he escaped from the factory and with the help of some NGOs, he got an education. But he was killed at the young age of 12. During his short lifetime, he worked hard to share the plight of child laborers and spread awareness of child labor all over the world.
The excerpt from the text <em>Free the Children</em> which shows the suspicious circumstances of his death is the police's refusal to take the bicycle that Iqbal rode that night as a piece of evidence. Their refusal seems to suggest that there is some suspicious activity on the part of the murderers as if the death of the young boy is deemed necessary.