Crime Against Children: 12-year-old raped in City
She was taken to Mayo Hospital
LAHORE:
A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped late on Thursday. Speaking to The Express Tribune, her father said she had gone missing on Thursday and was found lying unconscious on Bund Road the next day. “When I returned from work on Thursday, I found her missing. We looked for her the entire night and reported the matter to police,” he said. She was taken to Mayo Hospital where doctors treating her said her condition was critical. Her family and neighbours protested at the hospital. City Division SP Asad Sarfaraz Khan said police had registered a case. The Lower Mall investigation in charge said police would record the girl’s statement as soon as she resumed conscious. The chief minister also took notice of the heinous crime.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 25th, 2015.
A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped late on Thursday. Speaking to The Express Tribune, her father said she had gone missing on Thursday and was found lying unconscious on Bund Road the next day. “When I returned from work on Thursday, I found her missing. We looked for her the entire night and reported the matter to police,” he said. She was taken to Mayo Hospital where doctors treating her said her condition was critical. Her family and neighbours protested at the hospital. City Division SP Asad Sarfaraz Khan said police had registered a case. The Lower Mall investigation in charge said police would record the girl’s statement as soon as she resumed conscious. The chief minister also took notice of the heinous crime.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 25th, 2015.