BAHAWALPUR: The Gailiwala police in Lodhran arrested a man for sexually abusing underage boys and posting their videos on social media to blackmail their parents.

According to PRO Imran Umar of Lodhran DPO, the suspect raped a 15-year-old boy, recorded his videos and posted them on social media.

The victim boy’s father along with locals caught the suspect red-handed while raping his son in a sugarcane field.

The police registered a first information report (FIR) on the complaint of the victim boy’s father, Muhammad Javed.

The PRO alleged that the suspect was a serial rapist as he had sexually assaulted two other boys who were identified by police. After registration of cases, police put the suspect in the lock-up.

Meanwhile, Kahror Pucca police have arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) from Gujranwala.

The accused, Waqas alias Kashi, wanted in a murder case, had allegedly killed one Akram about six years ago. He had mysteriously disappeared after committing the murder and was declared a PO.

RECOVERY: The Baghdadul Jadid police and CIA police smashed three motorcycle lifters’ gangs and recovered 34 snatched motorcycles from their possession. They arrested eight gangsters too.

According to Umar Saleem, the PRO of the DPO, 20 snatched motorcycles, fake registration number plates and master keys were recovered from Baghdadul Jadid gang. Its three members, Umair Saleem, Muhammad Shan and Imran, were arrested while their three accomplices, identified as Muhammad Qasim, Irfan and Qasim, were fleeing.

The CIA officials said eight snatched motorcycles and two loaders were recovered from Tandoo gang. Two members of the gang, identified as Rehan alias Tandoo and Muhammad Suleman, were arrested while their accomplice, Ali, was absconding.

The Abbasnagar police recovered six motorcycles along with cattle and arms from Junaidi Gang and arrested its three members, Shehzad Iqbal, Muhammad Nadir and Ijaz.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2023