BAHAWALPUR: The Sammsatta police arrested a man on charge of attempting to rape a minor girl at village Khanqah Sharif on Sunday.

The girl’s father told police that his 12-year-old daughter had gone to a nearby shop. On her way to the shop, she was allegedly kidnapped by his neighbour who took her to an abandoned house and attempted to rape her.When his daughter did not return home after sometime, he, along with other people, started searching for her. They heard her screams from the abandoned house. They rushed to site and found the suspect attempting to rape the girl Police claimed to have arrested the suspect.

Newspaper: Dawn