Man attempts to rape 10-year-old boy in Rahim Yar Khan
While children were playing, the suspect allegedly grabbed the boy and took him to a nearby field
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RAHIM YAR KHAN:
A case of attempted rape involving a 10-year-old boy was reported in Liaquatpur Tehsil, Rahim Yar Khan on Tuesday.
Victim’s father N*, a resident of Rasheedabad Colony, said that his son S* was playing outside the house along with other children. While the children were playing, a suspect named Muhammad Waseem allegedly grabbed the boy and took him to a nearby field on a motorcycle, he added. He maintained that it was after some time that he noticed that the boy was missing. “Frantically, I and people from the neighbourhood started to search for my son,” he said.
The victim’s father revealed that in the midst of searching for S*, they reached the fields where they witnessed the suspect trying to sexually assault the boy. He said the people caught the accused and thrashed him. Later, the police reached the spot and arrested the culprit.
Earlier, a man allegedly tried to rape a woman in Chak No 84.
An official from Kot Samabah police station said that accused Saleem barged into the house of S* in Chak No 84 while she was alone in the house. He added the accused tried to sexually assault the woman but she raised a hue and cry. As a result, people from the neighbourhood reached the spot and tried to catch the culprit. However, he managed to flee the scene.
*Names withheld to protect identity
A case of attempted rape involving a 10-year-old boy was reported in Liaquatpur Tehsil, Rahim Yar Khan on Tuesday.
Victim’s father N*, a resident of Rasheedabad Colony, said that his son S* was playing outside the house along with other children. While the children were playing, a suspect named Muhammad Waseem allegedly grabbed the boy and took him to a nearby field on a motorcycle, he added. He maintained that it was after some time that he noticed that the boy was missing. “Frantically, I and people from the neighbourhood started to search for my son,” he said.
The victim’s father revealed that in the midst of searching for S*, they reached the fields where they witnessed the suspect trying to sexually assault the boy. He said the people caught the accused and thrashed him. Later, the police reached the spot and arrested the culprit.
Earlier, a man allegedly tried to rape a woman in Chak No 84.
An official from Kot Samabah police station said that accused Saleem barged into the house of S* in Chak No 84 while she was alone in the house. He added the accused tried to sexually assault the woman but she raised a hue and cry. As a result, people from the neighbourhood reached the spot and tried to catch the culprit. However, he managed to flee the scene.
*Names withheld to protect identity