Teenage girl gang-raped

Published August 26, 2003

SAHIWAL, Aug 25: A thirteen-year-old girl, stated to be mentally ill, was gang-raped by two vagabonds on Monday at Chak 76/5-L.

The ill-fated ‘N’ was playing in a street when Ashraf and Amin took her to their outhouse and gang-raped her. Later, they threw her in the field when she became unconscious and disappeared. She was admitted to hospital.

SHOT DEAD: Unidentified bandits on Sunday night shot dead a man on resistance during a dacoity in a nearby Zakbeeri village.

Armed dacoits entered the house of Hani, held the family members hostage and started collecting cash and valuables. The intruders shot dead Mushtaq for holding them out and escaped with cash and valuables worth Rs50,000.

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