Minor girl 'raped' in Khanewal, suspect arrested
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 06, 2019
KHANEWAL: A minor girl was allegedly subjected to sexual assault in a Khanewal locality on Sunday, ARY News reported.
According to police, the incident occurred in Basti Zahoorabad area of the city where the 10-year old girl was raped.
They said a suspect accused of subjecting the minor to sexual abuse has been taken into custody.
The district police officer (DPO) Khanewal, taking notice of the incident, assured that the police will ensure provision of justice to the victim girl by bringing the culprit to book.
Earlier, four children between eight to 12 years of age had gone missing in Chunian since June.
Last month, the police were informed about the body of a child in a ditch. Later, the police also recovered remains of two more minors from the sand dunes. A wave of shock and terror gripped Chunian when the police recovered the bodies.
On Oct 1, the prime accused behind the felony, Shehzad, 27, was arrested.
DNA samples from 1,649 people were profiled and once the culprit was caught, his DNA matched a “100 percent” with the samples collected from the crime scene.