BAHAWALPUR: A man allegedly raped a minor girl in Suleman Town in the limits of Burewala Saddar police precincts in Vehari district on Wednesday.

According to the police sources, the daughter of the complainant, Naeem, a resident of Suleman Town, was playing in the street when the suspect, who lived in the same locality, lured her to a deserted house, where he allegedly raped her.

The suspect, after committing the crime, fled the scene.

The girl, on returning home, informed her father about the incident, who reported the matter to Burewala Saddar police.

The police have registered an FIR and begun investigation into the complaint.

The sources say that the girl was referred to the Burewala THQ Hospital, for medico-legal examination and the report was awaited.

MURDER CASE ‘SOLVED’: Gaggo Mandi police claimed to have solved the blind murder case of a young girl, who was allegedly killed for “honour” by her father and his accomplices at Chak 229/WB.

According to SHO Hassan Aftab Kiani the police traced the suspect, who turned out to be the victim’s own father, with the help of geofencing.

About the motive of the murder, the SHO says that the girl’s father suspected she was having an affair with someone, and he, along with his accomplices, killed her in the name of “honour.”

Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2026