OKARA: A man was booked for raping his daughter at Fakhar Shah Colony in Dipalpur. The suspect’s wife alerted the police she found her husband, ricksha driver, raping their 20-year-old daughter. He fled when she raised alarm. The daughter said the man has been raping her for a year. The police registered a case and arrested the man.

KILLED: A man was beaten to death by suspects over a divorce issue. Ghulam Haider was at his house when Karamat and Arshad along with an unidentified suspect came there and beat him until he died. The Basirpur police arrested Arshad.

Published in Dawn, September 19th, 2022

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