Rickshaw driver in Gujranwala who raped special child killed in ‘encounter’
GUJRAT: A rickshaw driver who repeatedly raped an eight-year-old special child (schoolgirl) during pick and drop was killed allegedly by the firing of his own accomplice in the Saddar Gujranwala police area on Tuesday. The suspect was wanted by Saddar Gujranwala police in the case registered against him. A spokesman for Gujranwala police said the suspect, Rasheed, along with his unidentified…
GUJARWALA: A rickshaw driver named Rasheed, who repeatedly raped an eight-year-old special schoolgirl during pick-up and drop services, was killed in an encounter with his accomplice on Tuesday. He was wanted by the Saddar Gujranwala police for the registered case against him. According to a police spokesperson, Rasheed and his unidentified accomplice opened fire on the police party to evade arrest.
However, Rasheed was shot dead by his own accomplice before fleeing the scene. The police transported the deceased's body to the hospital for an autopsy, while a pistol and the motorcycle-rickshaw used for pick-up and drop were recovered from the deceased individual. A new case has been registered against Rasheed for assaulting the police.
Additionally, two individuals were injured when a motorcycle-rickshaw fell into a roadside drain on GT Road near the industrial area. Thirty-eight-year-old Sikandar and 36-year-old Mohsin sustained injuries as a result of the accident. Rescuers transported them to Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital and retrieved the motorcycle-rickshaw from the drain.
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