Multiple sexual assault cases reported

FAISALABAD:

Multiple cases of sexual assault and rape, with victims ranging from women to children as young as nine have rocked the city. The police have registered cases and are conducting raids to arrest the accused perpetrators.

According to the police report, a woman was taken from her house by her brother-in-law, Ghulam Nabi, on the pretext of reconciling with her sister. In the presence of two other men, Kala Jatt and Waqar Qadir, Ghulam Nabi allegedly sexually assaulted her and threatened to harm her children.

In a separate incident, a 9-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man named Gada while she was on her way to buy groceries.

Another incident involved the rape of a 20-year-old man, who was lured away from his home by a man named Anas and assaulted in a separate location. The police have also reported the rape of a 9-year-old boy who was lured and assaulted by a man named Sajid Khan. The police have registered cases under the provisions of the 376 penal code and have started conducting raids to arrest the accused.

Moreover, another young girl in Abdullahpur was gang-raped by five abductors who threatened to release an immoral video of her on social media. The victim’s mother reported the case to the police after her daughter was abducted.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 25^th, 2023.