SHANGLA: The police arrested an accused and lodged the first information report (FIR) after an objectionable video went viral in WhatsApp groups in which an 11-year-old boy was being raped.
Police told Dawn on February 20 that one of the two accused had been arrested and efforts were underway to arrest the other.
They said the incident occurred in the Naredary area of Alpuri, and police came to know after a video of the heinous crime surfaced in WhatsApp groups. The police arrested the accused who had recorded the video. The footage was also recovered from his mobile phone, the police said.
According to the FIR lodged on Feb 17, the complainant told police that he was coming to his home with the accused, Inamullah and Latifullah, when they got hold of him on the way and sexually abused him while filming the act.
The FIR was lodged under sections 376-34 of Pakistan Penal Code and 48-53 of Child Protection Act.
SHO Alpuri Mohammad Arif Khan told Dawn that they were conducting raids in different areas to apprehend the other accused, who was still at large. The SHO said the arrested accused had confessed to his crime.
Published in Dawn, February 21st, 2025
