SARGODHA: A minor boy was allegedly gang-raped by five youths, who fled away after committing the heinous crime in Iqbal Colony in the city on Friday.

As per police sources, a woman, Anam Firdous, filed a complaint, alleging that five youths entered her house in Iqbal Colony and subjected her eight-year-old son to gang-rape.

She said that she was informed by her son about the episode, after the suspects fled away.

On the woman’s complaint, Sargodha Urban Area police registered a case against thesuspects under sections 375 A and 376-iii of the Anti-Rape Act and started investigations.

FARMER DIES: A farmer allegedly died after his tractor overturned while he was ploughing a field at Chak 87/NB, Shaheenabad Road, Sargodha.

According to locals sources, a farmer, Ghulam Fareed, a resident of Chak 48 NB, was ploughing a field at Chak 87/NB when his tractor overturned while taking a turn in the field.

As a result, Fareed got crushed under the tractor and died on the spot.

His body was shifted to Dr Faisal Masood Teaching Hospital and was later handed over to his family after completion of legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, August 1st, 2026