A mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by a teenage neighbour in Karachi’s Kashmir Colony on Tuesday, according to police and hospital officials.

The police, while confirming the incident, said that the girl was alone at home when a 16-year-old suspect broke into the house and subjected her to criminal assault.

A statement issued by the Mehmoodabad Police said the suspect has been arrested.

Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed told Dawn.com that the girl, 18, was brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate and Medical Centre (JPMC) by her mother from the jurisdiction of PS Mehmoodabad with a history of the alleged rape.

“She is a mentally challenged girl who was extremely agitated and had to be given a sedative for medicolegal examination and treatment,” she said.

“Her findings are suggestive of sexual assault,” Dr Syed told Dawn.com, adding that swabs have been collected for semen serology and DNA.

Meanwhile, Karachi’s additional inspector-general of police, Javed Odho, took notice of the incident and sought a detailed report on it, according to the police spokesperson.