PESHAWAR –Police saidthat a nine-year-old boy was sexually assaulted by a ‘relative’ in Hashtnagri area here on Thursday.
According to the details, the victim was taken to Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar in a critical condition, but now recovering.The incident took place in Peshawar’s HussainiaMohalla, within the jurisdiction of Hashtnagri Police Station.
A first-information report (FIR) was registered against a suspect, who the boy claimed was his relative.The victim told police that he was playing in his neighbourhood when his relative called him inside his house.
After the boy went inside, the suspect subjected him to rape.Police raided the alleged rapist’s house late in the night, only to discover that he managed to flee. The policesaid that medical examination of the victim was underway.
