Three Held Over College Girl’s Death in Jhang; Gang Rape Suspected

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Jhang police arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the kidnap and death of a first-year college student in the city. Jhang District Police Officer Sajid Hussain had taken notice of the incident and formed a special team that arrested the suspects.

On June 7, information was received on 15 that a young girl had been admitted to a private hospital in a critical condition while the people who brought her to the hospital fled the scene.

The 17-year-old girl was later identified. Police arrested the suspects and also confiscated the vehicle in which they had dropped the victim to hospital.

A kidnap case was already registered with the Satellite Town Police Station.

According to the statement of the main suspect, the girl’s health suddenly deteriorated and she was shifted to the hospital for treatment. However, the investigation is underway to find out all the facts of the incident.

DPO Sajid Hussain said every aspect of the case was being examined carefully and the evidence was being collected.

Sources revealed that after abduction, the girl was gang-raped by three suspects at the house of a relative of the main suspect and she was administered ice due to which her condition deteriorated. She was brought to the hospital in an unconscious condition.

Published in Dawn, June 10th, 2026

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