Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Police on Thursday said they had arrested suspects for allegedly raping a deaf-mute and mentally disabled girl in Punjab's Muzaffargarh district.

Muzaffargarh police spokesperson Wasim Khan Gopang told the media that the incident occurred in the Rohilanwali area on Aug 4.

"Two suspects had been arrested within 24 hours of the incident."

He said the 17-year-old girl was in the fields when one of the suspects allegedly caught her and raped her. "The suspect fled when locals reached the spot after hearing the girl's voice," he added.

In a first information report (FIR) dated Aug 6, the victim's brother said that his sister was born deaf-mute and mentally disabled. He said, "She went out of the house to relieve herself...