School Employee Held for ‘Raping’ Minor Student

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BAHAWALPUR: Thatha Sadiqabad police in Khanewal district claimed to have arrested an employee of the government primary boys school at 138/10-R village on the charges of raping an eighth class student.

According to police, the class four school employee ‘A’ allegedly raped a student ‘U’.

The police, on the complaint of the victim’s father Shaukat, registered an FIR under section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) against the suspect and arrested him.

The police sent the victim for medical examination and lodged the rapist in the lock-up.

Published in Dawn, October 27th, 2025.

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