DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Friday directed the police to immediately arrest the persons involved in sexual assault on a 14-year-old boy in Dera Ismail Khan, officials said.

They added the chief minister described the incident as very shameful and tragic, and directed that those involved should not escape the clutches of the law.

A video of five persons assaulting the boy in Kiri Shamozai village of Dera Ismail Khan had gone viral.

The officials said that a case had been registered against five persons in Kiri Shamozai police station. However, they are still at large.

A police spokesman said the incident took place in Ramazan, and that the accused had fled to Karachi after committing the crime. He said attempts were being made to arrest them.

Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2021