(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) MARDAN: An 18-year-old person has been arrested in Mardan on charges of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl.
TNN correspondent reported while quoting police report that a seven-year-old girl was playing outside her home in Chiragh Din Killi in Takht Bhai tehsil when the accused, Afzal took her forcibly to fields and subjected her to sexual abuse repeatedly, leaving her critically injured.
After filing of complaint, the police swung into action and arrested the accused within three hours. Police are further investigating the incident.
Sexual abuse incidents, particularly of children, are happening on regular basis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and rest of the country which have left the society shaken and calls for severe punishments to the culprits involved in such crimes are being made. The government functionaries say they are now considering the options of punishments like public hanging and chemical castration of people involved in such crimes.
However, human rights advocates are opposing such punishments, arguing that the countries where these punishments are already in practice have not witnessed any improvement in the situation.
Currently under Pakistani law, the punishment for child sexual abuse is death. However, many people in Pakistan, including some lawmakers and particularly the relatives of victim children, are demanding public hanging for such culprits so that it could serve as a lesson for others. A new legislation in this regard is expected to be made soon.
Student tortured over not submitting fee
A student of a private school was tortured by a teacher over not submitting fee due to which his eye and jaw were affected.
The third grade student's parents alleged that the teacher, Zaryab of Shaheen Children Academy in Prang area of Charsadda tortured him over not bringing fee due to which he sustained injuries in one eye and jaw.
Alamzeb Khan, uncle of the student, Abu Bakkar, filed a case against the teacher at Prang Police Station. The child was taken to District Headquarters Hospital under the police custody and then he was referred to Peshawar.
Police after filing the case initiated investigation against the teacher and formed a team for his arrest. The family of the child has demanded strict action against the teacher.
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