A prayer leader has been arrested for allegedly raping a speech and hearing-impaired boy in Bahawalpur, police said.
As per the details, Sammasatta police in Bahawalpur district on Wednesday claimed to have arrested the man on charges of raping a teenage boy.
The complainant, Mukhtiar Ahmed, a resident of Mauza Tealianwala, had alleged that the suspect, identified as S, who leads prayers at a local mosque, took his nephew H along on his motorcycle to a desolate place last Friday and raped him.
He alleged that the suspect had been raping the boy for some time and had threatened him with dire consequences if he reported it.
Police registered an FIR [First Information Report] under section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and confirmed the arrest of the suspect.
Meanwhile, the victim was referred to a hospital for medical examination.
Separately, Galiwala police in Lodhran district arrested a suspect identified as A, over an alleged rape attempt on a girl.
According to police, the complainant said that his niece S was alone at home when the suspect attempted to rape her, but locals rushed to the scene after hearing her scream, and the suspect fled.
Police have arrested the suspect after registering a case.
