Punjab CM takes notice of girls gang-rape

Taking notice of a minor girls gang-rap in Shahkot area of Punjab, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Saturday ordered the police authorities to take stern action against the culprits. The 16-year-old girl, first-year student at a local college, was sexually assaulted by her cousin, Shamroz, who took her along at his friends residence where she was subjected to gang rape. The police have registered an FIR on the complaint of her father, Muhammad Arshad, resident of Kotla Kohlan, Shahkot. Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has directed DPO Nankana to arrest all the accused and present a report in this regard. The DPO said police action has been initiated and father of the accused had been arrested, while the accused Shamroz has acquired interim bail till Tuesday.

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