Heinous crime: Minor assaulted in Rukanpur

BAHAWALPUR: Police said on Tuesday that a 35-year-old man had assaulted a minor near Rukanpur.

Officials said the child was playing outside his house when the suspect took him to his residence after luring him with sweets. Police said he had assaulted him there. Officials said he had later thrown the blood-drenched victim in a deserted area and fled from the spot. Police said residents had informed the family of the victim that he had been taken to a hospital in critical condition.  Rukanpur police said a case had been registered.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 13^th, 2015.