DERA GHAZI KHAN: Police arrested a man who allegedly tried to rape a class six girl in Kalawas village when she was on her way to mosque in the morning, police said. Her screams attracted the attention of neighbours. The suspect fled the scene.

Kala police registered a case against and arrested the suspect.

SARGODHA: Police registered a case a man, of Bkhar Bar in Shahpur, for kidnapping and trying to rape a seven-year-old girl. The girl’s parents alleged police were avoiding to arrest the suspect.

TOBA TEK SINGH: Rajana police arrested on Saturday the main accused of a girl’s kidnapping and gang rape case.

The suspect with his accomplice, who is already in police custody, had kidnapped and gangraped the teenage girl, the daughter of a farmer of chak 358 GB one week ago.

Rajana police had rescued the girl from outhouse of main accused on Jan 11.

According to the family, the girl’s medical examination report had proved that she was gang raped.

Published in Dawn, January 14th, 2018

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