Five held for abusing children

Police have arrested five accused on the charge of sexual abuse

FAISALABAD: Police have arrested five accused on the charge of sexually abusing four children in Sammundri. According to a Tarkhani Police Station spokesperson, Liaquat Ali, resident of Chak No 222-GB, reported that the accused Mohsin and Ahad had sexually abused his 15-year-old son when he went to a shop in the locality. When the police investigated the incident, three more cases of child abuse surfaced. The police arrested five accused for their involvement in the heinous crime. Meanwhile, City Police Officer (CPO) Azhar Akram visited Chak No 222-GB and held a meeting with notables of the area. He also met the family members of the victims and assured them that they would be provided justice under any circumstance. The CPO constituted a team comprising Saddar SSP, Sammundri DSP, Tarkhani SHO and Women Police Station SHO under the supervision of SSP Investigation to probe the matter.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 24^th, 2019.