80-year-old woman subjected to rape in Punjab’s Kamalia

The police, on the complaint of the woman, registered a case and launched a search operation to arrest the suspect

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  • An 80-year-old woman was allegedly subjected to rape in Toba Tek Singh district of Punjab.
  • A vagabond, identified as Bilal, son of Bakhtawar, entered the house of the old woman and subjected her to sexual assault, says the police.   
  • People staged a demonstration against the incident, however, the area police promised that the suspect would be arrested soon.

KAMALIA: In a shocking incident, an 80-year-old woman was allegedly raped and assaulted by a man in Toba Tek Singh district of Punjab Thursday night, it emerged on Saturday.

According to police, the incident took place at Mauza Khokhranwali, a suburban village in Kamalia area of Toba Tek Singh.

A vagabond, identified as Bilal, son of Bakhtawar, entered the house of the old woman when she was asleep, tortured her by suffocating her with a string, sexually assaulted her and fled the scene, said the investigation officer.

The Saddar police station, on the complaint of the woman, registered a case and launched a search operation to arrest the suspect.

People staged a demonstration against the incident. However, the area police promised that the suspect would be arrested soon.