KARACHI: A man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 12-year-old girl and later, trying to throw her off a building in the Clifton area of the metropolis on September 25.
According to sources the incident had taken place on September 25 when four men allegedly took the girl to inside a building in Clifton’s Shah Rasool Colony to rape her.
However, the rape attempt failed when a passerby informed the alleged victim’s brother and mother that the men had forcibly taken the minor inside the building, sources added.
Police said that when the two reached the building, the suspects were attempting to throw the girl off the building. The girl’s brother called the 15 police helpline to inform them of the incident.
Police said three suspects managed to flee from the scene while one was caught and handed over to Clifton police for further investigation.
The girl told the police that when she tried to put up resistance the accused threatened her with dire consequences.
The police registered FIR against the suspects on the complaint of the girl’s mother under sections 376 and 506 of the PPC.
The police officials said that it was the second incident of similar nature reported from the area.
On the other hand, the victim’s family said that they were not satisfied with the progress being made in the case, adding that despite two weeks police have failed to arrest the other three suspects involved in the incident.
The victim’s mother appealed to higher authorities to take strict action against the accused and order concerned police to arrest other suspects.
