Suspect in child abuse case arrested in DI Khan

He allegedly lured a minor into an abandoned house, attempted to rape him

D I KHAN: Police on Saturday arrested a suspect over alleged charges of sexual assault against a five-year-old boy in Dera Ismail Khan.

Locals speaking to media said that a suspect identified as Luqman Luqmi was arrested from Mohalla Hazrat Bilal area of DI Khan city after he allegedly lured a minor into an abandoned house and attempted to rape him, however, after the boy screamed, people reached the spot and rescued the boy while the suspect escaped.

Later, police arrested the suspect during a raid and a case was registered against him. Police have started an investigation into the case.

NA resolution calls for public hanging of child molesters

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government after the last month rape and murder of the eight-year-old girl, Hooznor, in Nowshera district, formed a 13-member parliamentary body to make recommendations for legislation against child abuse in the province. The committee in its recommendations had asked the provincial government to publically hang the convicts of a child abuse case. The K-P government would table a bill in this regard in the provincial assembly for debate.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 9^th, 2020.