PESHAWAR: In another horrific incident, a minor girl has been subjected to physical abuse in Nowshera.

Parents said they sent four-year-old Mahnoor to a nearby shop and she did not return. During search for her, a man was caught red-handed raping the girl. The incident took place in Akbar Pura area of the city.

Police said a case had been lodged against the suspect. It was the fifth such incident this month in Nowshera, said the police.

On Jan 23, a nine-year-old boy was subjected to gang-rape in Mamrez area of Nowshera within limits of Pabbi police station. District Police Officer Kashif Zulfiqar had said the culprit had been arrested. “All the four suspects involved in this crime are underage,” he had said.

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On the night of Jan 22, a 10-year-old child was allegedly subjected to physical abuse in Kallan.