14-year-old boy allegedly gang-raped

Victim’s father says accused also recorded video of the incident and tried to blackmail them

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A 14-year-old boy was reportedly subjected to sexual assault in Rahim Yar Khan’s Zahir Pir area, Express News reported on Thursday.

Victim’s father A*, a resident of Basti Shakeelabad, said accused Ajmal, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Zafar abducted his son W* and took him to the fields.

He added when they reached the spot, two more accomplices of the culprits were waiting for them. Later, the boy’s father lamented that the suspects allegedly gang-raped W* and escaped from the scene leaving him injured.

A* revealed that the accused also recorded the video of the shameful incident and tried to blackmail them.

He demanded of the Rahim Yar Khan DPO to take action against the culprits and award them exemplary punishment. Meanwhile, the police conducted raids to arrest the suspects while further investigation is under way.

Earlier, a 13-year-old boy was reportedly subjected to sexual assault in Rahim Yar Khan’s Ala Abad area.

An official from Ahmed Pur Lamah police station said that the victim’s mother H* submitted a complaint at the police station in which she stated that accused Khadim Hussain and his accomplices allegedly sexually assaulted his 13-year-old son A* after abducting him. She stated that the suspect escaped from the scene leaving the boy injured.

*Names changed to protect identity