Man Held for Raping Three Minor Daughters

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BAHAWALPUR: Fateh Shah police in Vehari district arrested a man on charge of raping his three minor daughters at Chak 41/KB, Burewala, on May 8.

District Police PRO Adnan Tariq told Dawn by cell phone that the suspect was arrested after registration of an FIR on the complaint of his wife on May 5.

She alleged that her husband had been raping their three daughters who were 14, 11 and 9 years old for the last six months. He would commit the crime in her absence from home. The daughters disclosed it to their mother on May 3.

The police spokesperson said the police arrested the suspect and initiated the process of medical examination and DNA tests of three victims.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2026

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