Suspect in rape of minor arrested from Karachi
- September 28, 2013, 6:51 pm
- National News
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KARACHI, Sep 28 (Online): A man accused of raping a six-year-old girl in Karachi’s Orangi Town area was arrested on Saturday, a police official said.
Station House Officer (SHO) at Iqbal Market police station, Amjad Kayani, said that he got information that a body of a minor girl was found on the roof of Shaheed-i-Millat Dispensary in Orangi.
On reaching the spot, it was found that the victim was in a semi-conscious state and was bleeding profusely.
“Fortunately, she could respond to questions and informed us who brought her to the roof and where she lived,†said SHO Kayani. It was one of her cousins identified only as Ashraf aged 21 who also happened to be her close neighbour.
On the other hand, the girl’s family had been frantically looking for her everywhere with the help of neighbours. Ashraf, feigning worry, also joined the family in their search, the officer added.
The girl on seeing Ashraf identified him as the rapist in front of her parents, who was beaten by the family members and subsequently taken to the police station.
The girl was eventually taken to a hospital where she was undergoing treatment.
Meanwhile, SHO Kayani said, “We’ll take the accused to the court where we are expecting that he is handed a life sentence or at least 10 years in prison.â€
In a separate incident, two men accused of raping a sixteen-year-old girl were also arrested by the Mehmoodabad police.
According to a police official, one of the accused persons trapped the girl into believing that he would marry her. But, later, he raped her along with his accomplic
