RAWALPINDI: A cleric was arrested on Friday on charges of sexually abusing a mother-in-law student in the Dhamial area of Saddar Bairooni police.
The arrest was made on the basis of a medical examination of the 12-year-old student.
Police said that after the incident was brought to CPO notice Mohammad Faisal Rana, he ordered SP Saddar Rai Mazhar Iqbal to take action against the suspect after conducting a medical examination of the child.
After the police went into action, the suspect along with other people tried to prove his innocence and shouted slogans against the police.
After the medical examination showed that the child had been mistreated, the suspect was arrested.
However, the police decided to perform a DNA test.
A case was registered with the police for the complaint of the victim's father.
SP Iqbal said: "All measures will be taken to investigate the case on merit, including conducting a DNA test and other legal formalities."
The CPO ordered the SP to investigate whether the cleric had also sexually abused any other child and if any such report arises, a FIR can be registered separately for each crime.
If the family does not want to become a whistleblower due to social pressure, the police will be the whistleblower in the FIR, the CPO added.
Posted on Dawn, September 21, 2019
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