Suspected Child Molesters Held In Kallar Syedan

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Rawalpindi. Two suspects who allegedly raped three children in Kallar Syedan area of Rawalpindi police station and his accomplice have been arrested. The accused were charged with rape while filming the indecent act and uploading the videos online. While registering the case the parents of the victim said that the accused named Sikandar had allegedly raped three children and his accomplice Owais, made a video that he caused to go viral by uploading them on the internet.

Saddar SP, Nabil Khokhar, said that the case had been registered after following the medical procedures of the affected children. Taking notice of the incident Rawalpindi CPO, Khalid Hamdani, assigned the task of arresting the accused to SSP Operations, Haifz Kamran Asghar.  The police team arrested the two accused while raids were ongoing to arrest the third accomplice. “Violence and abuse against women and children are intolerable, the abuse cannot escape the grip of the law. All legal  requirements will be fulfilled to punish the accused,” said Saddar SP

News published in the Express Tribune on 16th August 2024

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