KARACHI: The police on Tuesday arrested three suspects booked for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting children in different areas, officials said.

In Baloch Colony the police arrested a landlord for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old daughter of his tenant earlier this month.

An official at the Baloch Colony police station said that the suspect was arrested after the medical examination of the victim revealed the attempt of sexual assault.

“According to the complainant, he and his wife left home on Feb 4 to attend a funeral of their relative,” said Inspector Abdullah Bhutto, the SHO of the Baloch Colony police station. “They left their eight-year-old daughter at their landlord’s place, who lived on the first floor of the same home. The daughter told her mother about the incident only two days ago and the parents approached the police for the registration of an FIR.

“The family was reluctant for further legal formality like the medical examination of the girl, but we insisted, which proved their allegation. Finally we booked the suspect and arrested him today [Tuesday].”

In Jamshed Town a seminary teacher was booked and arrested for a sexual assault attempt on a 10-year-old student.

The police said that the suspect was arrested on the complaint of the student’s father who alleged that his son was harassed by the suspect who attempted to molest him sexually after the madressah class was over.

However, the boy ran away and informed his father at home, who with his neighbours came to police for lodging an FIR, the police added.

“The police have registered the FIR and arrested the suspect. During initial interrogation, he confessed to have committed the crime,” said the official.

Another suspect of attempted molestation was arrested by the Azizabad police. The suspect allegedly sexually harassed a class two girl.

The police said that the incident occurred two days ago in a private school, which was owned by a man living in the same facility on the first floor.

“The private school is being run in a rented ground floor of the building which is owned by a man who lived on the first floor with his family,” said an official at the Azizabad police station.

“The parents of the girl came to police with a complaint against him after the school administration denied hearing their grievances. They said that they found their daughter scared and unwilling to go to school for past two days. On their insistence she shared the details of the incident and identified the suspect for attempted sexual assault. The police have booked and arrested the suspect.”

Published in Dawn, February 28th, 2018