TAXILA: The Wah Cantonment Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a minor girl in the Lalazar area a few days ago.

Sub divisional police officer Mian Afzaal Shah while talking to newsmen here on Thursday said the nine-year-old girl was going to a nearby shop to purchase some food items when the suspect took her to a plot where he allegedly raped her and fled.

He said the police, on the complaint of the victim’s family, registered a case and launched an investigation.

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2022

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