KARACHI: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an employee of a school over the allegation of a criminal assault on a minor girl.

“The Gizri police took an immediate action and arrested the suspect [a sweeper] of the school,” said the police spokesperson.

The incident took place in a P&T Colony school where the held suspect allegedly subjected the seven-year-old girl to molestation.

After receiving information about the incident, the police conducted an inquiry and interrogated the suspect. The minor girl also identified the suspect, who has reportedly confessed to the crime.

The police have registered a case against him and he was handed over to the investigation branch of the police for further legal proceedings, said a spokesperson for the SSP South.

Published in Dawn, September 10th, 2025