Man arrested for ‘trying to rape minor’

Police say incident occurred inside a mosque in Haripur

HARIPUR:

Police in Haripur have apprehended a suspect for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 5-year-old child inside a mosque.

According to a spokesperson for the police, the incident took place on Thursday inside a mosque in the Saradhana village, falling within the jurisdiction of Khanpur police station.

At the request of the complainant, a case was registered against the accused. Taking immediate notice of the incident, Haripur DPO Muhammad Umar Khan ordered to apprehend the suspect. Upon which local police arrested the accused, identified as Atif, a resident of Sarhadna.

The spokesperson further said an investigation is currently under way.

Separately, the Haripur police have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of drugs from Peshawar to Haripur and arrested a ‘notorious drug dealer’. According to a spokesperson, the police seized a significant amount of drugs during the operation, including over 11 kgs of hashish and 113 grams of Ice meth.

He said during their patrolling in the Sara-e-Saleh area, the police team intercepted a suspicious car. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 113 grams of Ice meth and a packet containing over 11 kgs of hashish. Upon interrogation, the arrested individual identified himself as Sher Hussain, son of Akbar Hussain, and a resident of the Haji Banda area in Peshawar.

A case has been registered against the accused, and further investigations are under way.

Brick kilns sealed

To safeguard the environment and enforce Peshawar High Court (PHC) orders, the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Abbottabad on Saturday conducted thorough inspections of brick kilns in Haripur and sealed five for omitting pollution and violating EPA laws.

He was accompanied by Additional Assistant Commissioner (AAC) and Assistant Director (AD) of EPA. During the inspections, the EPA team examined various brick kilns, meticulously assessing their compliance with court orders and environmental regulations. The team sealed the brick kiln found to be in violation.

Earlier, PHC ordered EPA to seal all brick kilns in the province those were posing threat to the environment and emitting pollution.and also ordered the kiln owners to shift their plants to modern Zigzag technology.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 9^th, 2023.