Woman allegedly gang-raped in Gujjarpura

Victim reportedly lured in by suspects with job offer on social media

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LAHORE:

A gang-rape was reported in Gujjarpura, where the victim was lured by the suspects under the pretext of being offered a job.

The victim reportedly lived in Okara and in her complaint before police, she said that she got in contact with the suspect, Khalil Amir on Facebook.

He introduced himself as the manager of a medicine company and offered her a job.

She came to Kot Khawaja Saeed Hospital with her cousin.

As she arrived, a man approached her and said that Khalil was waiting for her in a car outside the hospital.

As she approached it, three suspects in the car pushed her cousin away and abducted her at gunpoint.

The suspects took her to a secluded spot and reportedly gang-raped her. Afterwards, they dumped her outside Sheikh Zayed Hospital.

IG Punjab Amir Zulfiqar Khan took notice of the incident and ordered field officers to submit him a report.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 9th, 2023.