Woman allegedly raped at gunpoint

A woman was raped at gunpoint and a minor boy was molested in the city while another minor foiled a sexual assault attempt by crying for help on Monday.

A complainant told police that his 26-year-old daughter-in-law was alone in the house when the suspect Shabbir Ahmed entered the house forcibly at gunpoint and raped her.

Ghulam Muhammadabad police registered a case against him under Section 376 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

Meanwhile, a minor was molested in the city. Reportedly, the six-year-old boy was playing outside his house when suspect Zahid took him to a field on the pretext of showing him parrots and molested him.

Nishatabad police registered a case under Section 377 of PPC.

Meanwhile, another minor foiled the rape attempt.

Reportedly, the minor foiled the rape attempt by crying loud for help when the suspect Rizwan Afzal 21-year-old tried to rape him.

The police registered a case against the suspect under Section 377, 511 of the PPC.

Cases where woman and children are subjected to sexual assault are not uncommon in the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 14^th, 2021.