A woman and two minors were allegedly raped in separate incidents in the city on Saturday. Police officials said that a 32-year-old married woman, a resident of Madina Town, 240 More, was alone at her residence when the accused Imran entered her house and raped her at gunpoint.
Police arrested the accused and registered a case against him. Separately, a man abducted a 16-year-old girl in Chak No 263, Rabb area. The victim went out to buy groceries when the accused Imran took her to his house where he sexually assaulted her.
Reportedly, the alleged rapist also took compromised pictures of the victim and blackmailed her to stay silent about the rape, otherwise the accused would uploaded the nude photos on a social media platform.
Dijkot police station registered a case. Moreover, a 9-year-old boy was raped by 17-year-old Ahmed in Chak No 72RB. Police registered a case and started raids.
Incidents of sexual assault were rampant in Faisalabad.
On June 7, the body of a seven-year-old boy was found by local residents and police claimed that the victim was abducted two days earlier from D-Type Colony and sexually assaulted. The body was reportedly thrown into a canal in Dijkot area.
(The victims’ identities have not been disclosed as a matter of policy)
Published in The Express Tribune, September 27th, 2020.
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