2 men held on charges of raping girls.

Rawalpindi -- Police have arrested two men on charge of assaulting girls in different parts of district and registered cases against them, informed police spokesman on Friday.

The accused have been identified as Rashid and Muhammad Rizwan, he said.

According to him, a villager approached Police Station (PS) KallarSyedanand lodged complaint that his nine-year-old daughter went to a shop for buying sweets when the shopkeeper Rashid grabbed her and attempted to assault her sexually. He asked police to register case against the accused and arrest him. Police, on complaint of victim's father, registered case against accused and arrested him during a raid, he said. Superintendent of Police (SP) Saddar Division Zia Uddin appreciated the efforts of Station House Officer (SHO) PS KallarSyedan for arresting the accused. He said police are investigating the case through different angles and would get the accused punished from a court of law by presenting substantial evidences against him.

Meanwhile, Pirwadhai police handcuffed a man for raping his 18-year-old step niece.

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