BATTAGRAM: The police on Monday arrested a youngster for allegedly assaulting a six-year-old boy in Kohani area of Battagram district.

A police official said the father of the victim got registered an FIR under sections 53/377 of the Child Protection Act in the city police station.

He told police that when he returned home from a nearby mosque after offering evening prayers his wife informed him their son had gone to bring milk from a nearby shop, but he returned empty-handed while weeping.

The complainant told the police that when they removed his trousers they saw blood stains on his body.

Upon inquiry, the child revealed that when he went out of the house an accused namely Uzair offered him Rs20 along with some candies. Then he took him to wheat fields where he forcibly assaulted him. The boy said that the alleged rapist warned him against revealing the incident to anyone, or he would be killed.

The minor boy was sent to the DHQ hospital Battagram for medical check-up. Later, a police party arrested the alleged rapist.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2020