ISLAMABAD: Noon police on Wednesday registered a case against a 50-year-old man for beating his 17-year-old mentally-challenged daughter.

The case was registered on the application filed by the victim’s sibling.

Sabeel Malik stated that they were five brothers and seven sisters.

His father, resident of Dhoke Boota, was a drug addict and was watching television at around 2am.

“My 17-year-old sister, who is mentally challenged reached there and stood between the television and my father who got angry and started beating my sister,” he stated in a written complaint.

Police arrested the accused and registered a case against him.

Meanwhile, a medical examination of the girl was conducted to determine the intensity of the injuries she received.

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2022

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