Three arrested for raping 13-year-old girl in Karachi

KARACHI: The district Police have arrested three men over involvement in sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl for five months in Karachi’s Landhi.

According to details, the arrests were made after the father of the 13-year-old girl approached the Landhi police and registered the case against the accused.

In his application, the victim’s father informed that his daughter had been taking tuition classes at the house of one of the suspects, Hammad Baig, from his sister.

He further said that a few days ago his daughter complained of stomach pain and he took her to hospital, where doctors carried out a medical check-up and told the family that the girl was pregnant.

The victim’s father alleged that Ismail, a brother of his daughter’s teacher, Hammad, and their cousin, Waqas, repeatedly raped his daughter over a course of around five months.

Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) under sections 376/34 against the suspects and conducting an investigation.