Teenage girl among three allegedly raped
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The incidents of sexual assault continue unabated in the city of Faisalabad as three victims including two minors and a teenage girl were raped by men in separate incidents on Saturday.
Police arrested two accused and registered cases. According to the details, the 7-year-old daughter of Ashraf, a resident of Nawaz Park Street No 9, area of Razaabad, was playing outside her house when her two neighbors, 18-year-old Burhan, son of Saleem and 15-year-old Shaan, son of Badar Munir, took her into their home and repeatedly raped her.
As a result, the condition of the victim deteriorated and she was shifted to a hospital. On the report of the locals, the police reached the spot, arrested the two accused and registered a case on the statement of Ashraf.
Separately, in Chak No 455GB, area of Garh police station, a 14-year-old girl, niece of Arif, was abducted by the accused Ali and two others and taken to an unknown location where she was raped.
Moreover, an 8-year-old son of Mudassar Hussain was taken by the accused Faizi and four others to the back side of the school where he was raped in Hajiabad area of Sargodha Road. Police registered a case against the accused under Section 377, TPP.
(The alleged victims’ identity has not been disclosed as a matter of policy)
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2020.