Two Youth Held for Gang Rape of Minor in Punjab’s Chishtian

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BAHAWALNAGAR: Two youth were arrested on December 27 for allegedly gang-raping a minor girl in Chishtian.

The FIR registered with the Saddar Police claimed that two youth of basti 106/F lured a three-year-old girl to a deserted place when her father sent her to get some food from a wedding function.

It claimed when she did not return home after a long time, her relatives started looking for her and found the duo gang-raping the girl at a place far away from the house.

It went on to say that when they arrived at the scene, after hearing the hue and cry of the victim, the duo fled leaving the injured child.

Police said that the girl was being treated at a local hospital while the suspects had been arrested and investigation over the matter was ongoing.

In another incident, a three-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted from the Islampura area in Chishtian on December 21 could not be recovered even after the passage of six days.

According to the mother of the child and complainant, Shabana, Haram Fatima (3) went out to play with her siblings on the afternoon of Dec 21 and went missing. She claimed that unknown persons had kidnapped the girl and they were unable to find any trace of the girl.

A police spokesperson said that the case was registered with the Saddar Police and efforts were underway to recover the girl.

Published in Dawn, December 28th, 2025.

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