Suspect Arrested In Minor Child Rape Case

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TOBA TEK SINGH: A young boy was arrested by Chuttiana police on 8th March for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in Chak 301-GB.

According to the FIR registered under section 376 of the PPC, the complainant stated that the suspect lured her daughter to an orchard outside the village, where he raped her. Upon hearing the child’s cries, neighbouring farmers rushed to the scene, but the suspect fled.

The rape survivor was shifted to Chuttiana Rural Health Centre.

The same suspect had previously raped a woman on July 31, 2024, when she was returning to her village from farmland.

A case had already been registered against him, and police had been searching for him.

Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2025

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