Minor girl raped

Published March 13, 2023

VEHARI: A six-year-old girl was raped at chak-6 /KB, the Luddan police said.

The minor girl was playing on the street when the suspect dragged her to a nearby vacant house and raped her.

Some passersby informed the police.

The police arrested the suspect in a case registered under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code on the application of the victim’s father.

The medico-legal report also confirmed the rape. The girl was treated at a local hospital.

Published in Dawn, March 13th, 2023

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