In Rawalpindi, man booked for allegedly molesting minor daughter
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Following a woman accused her husband of molesting their 10-year-old daughter, police on Thursday said they had registered a first information report (FIR) against the suspect.
The Rawalpindi police, however, said they had launched a thorough investigation into the case, given the fact that the couple had been living on separate floors in the house and that they had been mulling over their options to end their marriage.
The couple has a 10-year-old daughter a 12-year-old son, the police added.
According to the FIR, the complainant told the police she and her children would sleep on the first floor of the house, while the husband would live on the ground floor.
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The woman alleged that the man took the daughter to the ground floor after she had slept four to five days ago. When the daughter returned to her floor, she was crying, the woman added.
The mother said she asked the girl as to why she was weeping. To which, the daughter responded that she had been molested by her father, the woman alleged.
The complainant added that the suspect had threatened her as well as the minor daughter of facing dire consequences if they talked of the incident.
Talking to The Express Tribune, police officials the girl had undergone a medical examination.
They added that they were waiting for the medical report after which they would decide their future course of action.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2021.