In separate incidents in the city, a woman was raped and a minor boy was molested, but two minors halted the rape attempts by crying for help on Tuesday.
A complainant told police that the suspect Khanda kidnapped his sister-in-law and took her to an unknown place where she was raped.
The police filed a complaint under Sections 496A and 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and started searching for the accused.
Meanwhile, a kid was sexually abused in the city. The victim was kidnapped by his friends Noman and 10 others, who took him to a camp where he was sexually abused by Noman and two others.
Meanwhile, a rape attempt was halted by a minor.
The suspect Owais, tried sexual assault on an eight-year-old child. The rape attempt was halted when the minor screamed out for help. When the minor’s noise attracted the attention of the neighbors, they gathered and handed the suspect over to the cops.
Similarly, an eight-year-old boy was on his way to sell eggs when the suspect Asad lured him by taking him to the nearby fields and trying to rape him. The boy foiled the attempt by making noise. The villagers apprehended the suspect Asad and handed him over to the police.
Incidents of sexual violence against women are rampant in Punjab.
On December 14, a woman was raped at gunpoint and a minor boy was molested in the city while another minor foiled a sexual assault attempt by crying for help in Kurianwala.
