Van driver’s rape bid on passenger girl foiled

BAHAWALPUR: Hotel employees foiled an alleged attempt by a van driver to rape a minor passenger girl in a hotel room in of the general bus stand area on Sunday.

According to Civil Lines police, the girl passenger, the maid of a woman doctor, boarded an APV van from Larr near Basti Malook for Bahawalpur. When the van reached Bahawalpur, the driver managed to lure the girl to a local hotel where he attempted to rape her. On hearing her screams, the hotel employees and guests staying in the hotel ran for her help and saved her from the suspect. They got hold of the suspect and later handed him over to police.

Police registered a first information report (FIR) against the suspect on the complaint of the employer of the girl.

Newspaper: Dawn