July 8, 2002	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 26,1423

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HYDERABAD, July 7: The Hyderabad police, during raids at different places, arrested six men suspected to be involved in the gang-rape of a peasant girl in Husri.

The girl, belonging to the Kolhi community, was gang-raped by a landlord and his friends, while she was working in a field near the Zeal Pak Cement Factory on Wednesday.

The landlord is stated to be a union councillor also.

Taking notice of the incident, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Hyderabad, Abdur Rauf Yousufzai, ordered immediate arrest of the culprits involved in the heinous act.

The police, during raids at different places, arrested six people but the main accused, landlord Yamin, is still at large.

When contacted by Dawn, the police officials investigating the case were reluctant to give the names of the arrested suspects and other details of the incident.