Three were held for ‘assaulting’ a girl

TAXILA: Five persons were booked for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Attock, and three have been arrested.

The incident occurred in Makhad Sharif’s locality in the limits of Jand police.

The victim’s father, while lodging a report with the Jand police, stated that he was a native of Kohat living in a rented house in the Makhad Sharif and working as a daily wager.

He said his wife was visually impaired, and his daughter looked after her.

He said the five persons subjected his daughter to sexual assault, taking advantage of his wife’s disability.

When contacted, a police spokesman said that a case had been registered against the suspects after a medical examination of the victim, which confirmed the assault.

He said three suspects had been arrested while two were still at large.

Source: Dawn