A man was publicly flogged for allegedly trying to sexually assault a four-year-old girl in District Layya on Saturday.
A local panchayat after finding him guilty of the crime announced sentence of 100 whips for the man, but, local sources said, flogging continued for about an hour.
The accused is a resident of Yousufabad, a densely populated area of District Layya, and both the parties belong to the same family.
Police reached at the scene and after hour-long negotiation with the panchayat they took the accused into their custody and registered a case of child abuse against him.
The panchayat stopped the media from covering the incident, saying it was their private matter.