SHANGLA: The police have arrested a man for assaulting a mentally-ill teenage girl in Dehrai area of Alpuri tehsil the other day.

SHO Fazal Elahi told Dawn on Monday that the victim’s father came to the police station the other day along with his daughter, aged 14, stating that the girl suffering from a mental ailment was assaulted by a shopkeeper, namely Umar Zaman, at an empty house in Dholu area.

He said the police registered a case under Section 376 of PPC, and later arrested the suspect.

Mr Elahi said the victim’s father stated in the FIR that the suspect gave Rs50 to his daughter, took her to an empty house and assaulted her. The SHO said a medical report had also proved that the girl was assaulted.

Published in Dawn, August 23rd, 2022