Woman ‘abducted’ by estranged husband
A lady doctor of Civil Hospital, who had filed a marriage annulment suit, was allegedly abducted by her husband from Canal Road on Monday.
Police started raids to find the abducted lady doctor.
As per details available with The Express Tribune, Abdul Qayyum's 25-year-old daughter, a Civil Hospital gynecologist and a resident of Mananwala Jatanwala area, was on her way to work in a rickshaw in the morning when her estranged husband, identified as Kazim Farooq, reportedly started following her near Canal Road Grammar School.
The accused along with his accomplices allegedly intercepted her three-wheeler and forced her into his car.
On the report of the rickshaw driver, a Madina Town police team started investigation.
According to the police officials, the doctor was married to Kazim Farooq a year ago but the couple developed differences leading to their separation. A case of annulment of their marriage had been filed a year ago.
Official added that the court called the lady doctor for hearing on Tuesday. However, the victim’s husband allegedly abducted her a day before the hearing.
Madinah Town police registered a case against the nominated accused including Kazim Farooq, Hafiz Habib and Nilofar Bibi as well as four unknown persons and launched raids to recover the abductee. Further investigation into the matter was under progress.
Cases of abduction of women were not uncommon in the province.
On October 1, a woman was abducted reportedly from a bus stop near a police station and gang-raped in Nankana Sahib district.
The woman, a resident of Sheikhupura, was standing at a bus stop when two individuals stopped their car, knocked her unconscious and abducted her.
The woman was dumped in a field afterwards and the suspects fled from the scene.
On August 28, a man allegedly got his wife abducted for refusing to allow rukhsati and demanding divorce from him after nikkah in Kahna area.
The victim, a student of BS Honors, was married to Omar. However, the rukhsati ceremony was still pending. Meanwhile, the victim had filed a case for divorce in a court. The man was reportedly annoyed over his wife’s decision of separation.
He allegedly got her abducted with the help of two accomplices.
In May last year, a 25-year-old preganant woman was abducted from Data Darbar.
The victim and her husband Abdul Razzaq had come to the shrine to pay homage to the Sufi saint. When the two separated, he headed towards the male area and the victim towards the female area.
After Abdul Razzaq offered his prayers, he returned to the designated area to wait for his wife. When he realised that his wife did not return, he tried calling her, but to no avail. He later came to know she was abducted.
*With additional input from APP
Published in The Express Tribune, November 3rd, 2020.