Five-year-old girl raped at high school in Lahore: reports

Published November 17, 2014
The alleged rape occurred at the Abdali High School in Lahore. -AFP/File
The alleged rape occurred at the Abdali High School in Lahore. -AFP/File

LAHORE: A five-year-old girl has allegedly been raped at a high school in Lahore, according to news reports.

The incident is reported to have taken place at the Abdali High School in Islampur area.

Police officials said that six people have been arrested in connection with the incident, including the school’s security guard.

The girl has been taken to hospital where she is now being treated.

Police said a medical report has been sought to ascertain the girl’s condition and whether she had been raped or not.

Early in November, a six-year-old girl was strangled and dumped near a garbage heap in Quetta after being subjected to rape attempts.

Read more: Six-year-old Hazara girl murdered in Quetta after attempted rape

On November 12 a female patient was allegedly gang raped at a hospital in Burewala by staffers.

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