Bahawalpur man drenches wife, mother-in-law in acid

A man drenched his wife and mother-in-law in acid allegedly over a domestic spat here in Bahawalpur’s East city, police confirmed on Wednesday.

According to police, the women sustained burn wounds and immediately shifted to the tehsil headquarters (THQ) hospital after the incident.

The suspect could not be caught as he escaped, they said.

However, a first information report (FIR) registered at the City Ahmedpur East police station.

Men rape minor in Kasur district

Earlier, a group of men had coerced and allegedly raped a minor boy in Kasur’s Chunian district.

According to police, the medical report confirmed that the sexual assault took place.

The three alleged rapists — who subjected the 12-year-old to sexual abuse in a plant nursery in Nainwal, yet to caught, police had said.

Moreover, police added that a case filed over the rape on behalf of the survivor’s grandfather.