Two Held for Unleashing Dog on Teenage Girl

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BAHAWALPUR: The Vehari Daniwal police claimed to have arrested two suspects on April 10 for allegedly unleashing their pet dog on a young girl in the Bhatta Ikram locality the other day.

According to a Vehari Police spokesperson, Raashida Bibi claimed in her complaint that Zahoor and Asad unleashed their pet dog on her daughter Fatima Bibi (14) for asking the suspects to not bring the dog outside the house. On this, she claimed that the suspects had threatened her of consequences.

On April 7, she claimed that both suspects intercepted her and allegedly unleashed the dog on her daughter to take revenge. She said that her daughter suffered wounds on her face, forehead, cheeks, while dog bites were also visible on her feet.

The Daniwal police registered an FIR on April 8 and arrested both nominated suspects on Friday.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2026.

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