Summary The victim was shifted to District Headquarters Hospital in critical condition.
TOBA TEK SINGH (Dunya News) – According to details, some unidentified persons molested a seven-year-old girl in village 150-GB near Toba Tek Singh on Sunday, Dunya News reported.
Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the victim to the District Headquarters Hospital in critical condition. The initial medical report of the victim has confirmed the rape.
DPO Toba Tek Singh, Usman Akram Gondal along with heavy contingent of police reached the hospital after getting the report. According to DPO a man named Iqbal was taken into custody in connected with the incident.
Rape and other forms of sexual assault and domestic violence are widespread in deeply conservative Pakistan.
Pakistan’s criminal justice system has a very low conviction rate, in large part because police, prosecutors and judges are underequipped, undertrained, corrupt and beholden to the rich, powerful and politically connected in the districts where they serve.
