LAHORE: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab on Saturday submitted the report in the Supreme Court regarding the sexual assault of a minor girl in Lahore on Friday after the Chief Justice took notice of the sexual molestation and ordered the IGP Punjab to submit a report on the case.
A five-year-old girl, identified as Sunbhal and the resident of Mughalpura area, was left outside Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore on Friday after being brutally raped by unidentified men.
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took notice of the incident and ordered the IGP Punjab to submit a report on the case by Saturday morning.
Following the order, the IGP Punjab submitted his report at the Registrar’s office at 8am today that has been sent to the Chief Justice.
According to the report, the medical examination proved that the girl was sexually abused who was later abandoned outside the hospital in critical condition. It was also stated in the report that two teams, each headed by the SP Civil Lines and SP CIA, were formed to apprehend the culprit.
The medical report of the minor confirmed that she was brutally sexually and physically assaulted. She required stitches on her stomach, back and had also received internal injuries.
The girl is recovering after the treatment at the Services Hospital where she was transferred.
Four suspects were arrested in connection with the case after Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the crime while an unregistered motorcycle was recovered from their possession.
Police said they are identifying the criminal in the case via CCTV video from the Ganga Ram Hospital. Initial investigations revealed that he was carrying the child on foot and is believed to be 18 years old.
