Police from Kaloi town in Thar on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly raping a mentally and physically challenged girl in JarJo Patan village, after a first investigation report was registered against the accused.

The girl's widowed mother stated in her complaint that her 18-year-old daughter was gang-raped by Mumtaz Ali Loond and an unknown accomplice when she was alone at home on Monday.

According to the complainant, she was threatened by Mumtaz Ali and other influential people of the area to withdraw the police case. She demanded that her family be given protection in light of these threats and that the accused be given severe punishment for their crimes.

Mohammad Amin Junejo, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Kaloi police station, said that an FIR under Sections 376, 511, 354 A and 252 of Pakistan Penal Code has been registered on the request of victim's mother.

He said the girl was also sent to Mithi Civil Hospital for a medical examination.

Thar Senior Superintendent of Police Ameer Saud Magsi said he had ordered the SHO Kaloi to conduct a thorough probe and ensure that the victim's family are given complete protection.

Magsi further said that the prime accused in the case had already been arrested. He added that after the medical report comes out, the police would add further sections to the FIR so that culprits could be fully tried for their crimes.

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