LAHORE:An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in the Shahdara Town area. The victim had come to upstairs to put clothes to dry. The suspect Gulfam finding an opportunity assaulted the girl. She cried for help. When her father went to rescue her, the suspect hurled threats at him also. Police registered a case and arrested the suspect.
Meanwhile, a kidnapping bid of a 2.5-year-old girl was foiled by Garden Town police outside Lahore General Hospital. The girl had come for checkup with her father. She mistakenly lost hand of her father and was looking for him. The suspect Ghulam Abbas when spotted her crying for help tried to kidnap her. A patrolling police team took notice of the matter. They arrested the suspect, recovered the girl and handed her over to her father after searching him.
20 die in roadaccidents in Punjab
Around 20 people died, whereas 1,450 were injured in 1,314 road traffic accidents in all districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. Out of these, 651 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals.
Shopkeeper arrested for torturing boy
A nine-year-old child was humiliated and tortured by a shopkeeper after hurling allegations of theft at him in the Sabzazar area. The victim had left the home to buy daily use items. The suspect hurled allegations of theft at the victim. He humiliated him by marking ink on his face and forcing him to sit down and pull his ears. When the matter came into notice of police, SHO Sabzazar arrested the suspect identified as Yousuf and registered a case against him.
Murder accused held
The prime suspect involved in shooting that caused death of a teenage girl during a Mehndi function in the Manawan area was arrested. He was identified as Sabir alias Mocha. The victim girl was attending the Mehndi ceremony when the suspects opened firing. As a result, she received bullet injuries and died.