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Man Held For Raping Minor Boy

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Rawalpindi. Police claim to have arrested a man for allegedly raping a nine-year-old boy in Gujar Khan area and booked him in a case. According to the police, the boy’s father filed a complaint that his boy went to play a video game in a local shop but came home in a distressed state, crying a visibly scared.  Upon repeated inquiry, the child revealed that when he went to play the game, the shopkeeper Javed alias Jaida was alone in the shop.

Javed assaulted the child and threatened him with severe consequences if he raised any noise about the incident. Gujar Khan SHO confirmed that a case has been registered on the complaint of the victim’s father. A medical examination of the child would be processed to confirm the charge, he added.

News published in the Express Tribune on 24th July 2024. 

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