A minor boy, who was selling masks to make ends meet for his family, was sexually assaulted by a rickshaw driver in Bahawalpur, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.

The incident took place in Medical Colony of Bahawalpur’s Victoria Hospital.

The rickshaw driver was living in the servant quarters of the Medical Colony and he raped the minor boy who used to sell masks to the patients and their attendants visiting the Victoria Hospital, the TV channel reported.

The security guards took the child into custody and further investigation was under way.