Sanam Saeed demands update on motorway rape suspects

Actor had earlier raised voice against the rape culture

Entertainment Desk September 21, 2020

Protests broke out countrywide after the gang rape of a woman on a major national highway earlier this month. The police, since then, had arrested 15 people in connection with the incident and identified two suspects.

Many public figures immediately took to social media to demand prompt justice with some voicing their support for public execution for the perpetrators. Among the most recent celebrities to voice her support for the woman and the many women and children that are violated on a daily basis is actor Sanam Saeed.

Saeed had spoken previously about the aforementioned case when she called out CCPO for victim-blaming. Now, the Cake star has once again inquired about the investigation.

"Update on the rapist still on the loose?" she tweeted. "What action has been taken for the three other rape cases reported after this one? When will a course of action be finalised, what steps are being taken to assure us of our safety and protection?"

Update on the rapist still on the loose? What action has been taken for the 3 other rape cases reported after the this one? When will a course of action be finalised, what steps are being taken to assure us of our safety and protection?@mohrpakistan @PTIofficial @UsmanAKBuzdar https://t.co/t8On1SOdii
— Sanam Saeed (@sanammodysaeed) September 20, 2020

Earlier, Saeed had re-tweeted a post reiterating how Junaid Hafeez, a full bright scholar was given a death sentence and kept in solitary confinement over charges of blasphemy while Abid Ali, the suspect in the motorway incident roams freely despite having been charged with rape previously as well.

"Why? Why does the system fail us? Why do rapists roam freely?" questioned Saeed.

Following this, she had also questioned the priorities of the state amid the uproar. "Yes! Where are our priorities? Why is it not crystal clear which issues are top priority?"

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