Sukkur prayer leader arrested for allegedly raping minor student.

Byline: Ubaidullah Shaikh

A prayer leader from Sukkur's Pano Aqil tehsil was arrested on Thursday for allegedly having raped a ten-year-old girl.

A case was registered by Sukkur Police against the suspect who leads prayers at a mosque in Dildar Samejo village.

"We arrested the prayer leader of the mosque after he was accused of raping a 10-year-old girl and registered a case against him," said Sukkur SSP Irfan Samoon.

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According to the SSP, a letter was issued by the police so a medical exam of the girl could be carried out. The girl used to take Holy Quran lessons from the prayer leader, he said.

The minor girl, narrating the...

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