Man Who Unleashed Dog On Minor Girl Arrested

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BAHAWALNAGAR: A landlord, who had allegedly unleashed dog on a minor girl a couple of days back in Model Town here, was arrested on 29th September.

As per police sources, nine-year-old seminary student Muneeba, a resident of Model Town, was going home around 8 pm on Sept 26, when the landlord allegedly unleashed his pet dog on her in front of his house.

The dog mauled the girl, badly injuring her head, face and other body parts.

She was admitted to the district headquarters hospital.

A case against the suspect was registered with B Division police under Section 289 of the PPC on the complaint of the victim’s father Arshad Ali, a rickshaw driver.

B Division police arrested the suspect on Sunday.

Published in Dawn, September 30th, 2024

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