Five-year-old raped by candy vendor

BAHAWALPUR: A 65-year-old candy vendor sexually assaulted a schoolgirl on Tuesday, leaving the five-year-old in a critical condition.

According to the victim’s father, resident of Jaampur near Khanpur, his daughter went to buy candies outside her school where she was abducted by the candy vendor.

Nawaz, who is also a resident of the same area, took the girl to his house where he raped her and then fled the house. He was later arrested.

When the victim reached home covered in blood the family immediately took her to the hospital. The doctors were waiting for the medical reports until the filing of this report.

Talking to The Express Tribune DPO Rahim Yar Khan Sohail Zafar Chatta confirmed that the victim’s father has lodged an FIR against Nawaz, who was later arrested and confessed to his crime.

Express Tribune