Minor’s Rape: LHC wants report in 7 days
The report, said the court, should include details of the action taken by the local police and the judge’s comments.
LAHORE:
The Lahore High Court on Thursday asked the Sheikhupura district and sessions judge to submit, in a week, a report on the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl. The report, said the court, should include details of the action taken by the local police and the judge’s comments. According to a newspaper article, a school teacher’s young daughter was raped by some men but the police had failed to arrest them. The Punjab Teachers Union recently held a protest outside the Lahore Press Club, demanding that the culprits be arrested.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2013.
The Lahore High Court on Thursday asked the Sheikhupura district and sessions judge to submit, in a week, a report on the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl. The report, said the court, should include details of the action taken by the local police and the judge’s comments. According to a newspaper article, a school teacher’s young daughter was raped by some men but the police had failed to arrest them. The Punjab Teachers Union recently held a protest outside the Lahore Press Club, demanding that the culprits be arrested.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2013.