Five-year-old raped in Lahore by unidentified men

Published September 13, 2013
A view of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital - Photo courtesy: FJMC/Ganga Ram Hospital
A view of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital - Photo courtesy: FJMC/Ganga Ram Hospital

LAHORE: A five-year-old girl was left outside Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore on Friday after being brutally raped by unidentified men.

The girl had been reported missing on Thursday evening.

She was provided immediate emergency aid by the hospital staff before being shifted to Services Hospital.

According to doctors and staff, the five-year-old is being kept under strict observation.

A rape case has been registered in the Mughalpura Police Station against unknown suspects.

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and issued orders for the immediate arrest of the suspects.

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