VEHARI: Two youngsters raped a nine-year-old girl at Chak 287/EB in Burewala on Saturday.

Reports reaching here said two neighbours abducted a labourer’s nine-year-old daughter from his house when elders of the family were not at home and raped her in fields nearby. They fled leaving the girl unconscious.

She was admitted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital for treatment.

According to the Gagoo police, initial medical report confirmed the rape. SHO Abdul Bari said police had registered a case against the suspects.

Published in Dawn, May 4th, 2015

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