Social media applauds policeman who freed 5-year-old rape victim
The applicant alleges she was raped by certain policemen and the owner of a private security agency PHOTO: FILE
On November 12, a man was arrested for subjecting a woman and her five-year-old daughter to rape for two days after duping the minor with a job offer in Sindh's Kashmore. The news comes not long after a minor was raped in Punjab, earlier this week. Amid growing outrage regarding the incident on social media, the bravery of ASI Muhammad Bux Buriro stunned many.
The policeman, ASI Muhammad Bux Buriro, used his own daughter as bait to set the honeytrap for those who had abducted and taken the five-year-old girl to Kashmore.
In an interview with a local channel, the ASI said that the kidnapper, Muhammad Rafiq, asked the woman to bring another girl to him if she wanted her daughter back. The ASI then followed them and caught the culprit just as he was about to take his daughter.
Many lauded the ASI's remarkable efforts in catching the culprit:
Sindh Government Spokesperson Murtaza Wahab also briefed the media regarding the incident and announced the highest police award for ASI Muhammad Bux and a civilian award for his daughter. The policeman will also receive a gallantry award by the provincial government.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, Wahab said, "Without the bravery and courage of the ASI, it would not have been possible to arrest this animal." Adding, "That is why the Sindh government will write a letter to the Centre recommending that Buriro be given the highest police award - the Quaid-i-Azam Police Medal."
Appalled Twitteratis Demand Reform:
Amid the growing outrage, Twitteratis reacted strongly against the Pakistani society, where regressive and violent mentalities prevail, where rape statistics are on the rise, and where perpetrators are spared jail because the proof of their crimes offends others' sensibilities. While many Twitter users called for widespread reforms, some jaded individuals employed the hashtag of 'HangTheRapist' again:
Questioning the powerful:
While others were left speechless:
Women and children in Pakistan are subjected to alarming levels of sexual assaults, irrespective of their age, caste or class. According to a study by Human Rights Watch, there is a rape once every two hours, and a gang rape every eight hours.
A May 12, 2020 report of the ‘Gulf News’ states: "An alarming increase has been observed in cases of crime/ violence against women and children in Pakistan during the first quarter of 2020. But the figures are considered the tip of the iceberg, with many victims too scared to come forward."