Three women file rape cases
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Four cases of rape and attempted molestation of two minor sisters and three women were reported in the provincial capital on Sunday.
A woman of Shahadara complained to the police that after her husband's death, his friend Mohammad Boota had promised to help her developed a relationship with her.
She stated that the suspect had recorded her video and raped her many times.
When she asked him to delete the video, he asked her to see him at a place where he along with his friend Kashif Ali blackmailed her and raped her at gunpoint.
As per a complaint filed in Baghbanpura, one Arsalan allegedly jumped into a house and raped a woman.
Another case was reported in Iqbal Town, where a woman was raped by intoxicated men.
The woman lodged a case against Sarfaraz, Jameel, Shakeel, Nadeem, Javed and three unidentified persons.
In Liaqatabad, a man was arrested over suspicion of attempting to rape two minor sisters.
Reportedly, the victims’ mother had gone outside her home when Arshad, finding them alone, barged into their home and attempted to rape them.
The girls cried for help, after which the suspect fled from the scene.
He was arrested after a complaint was lodged with the police.
The police said investigations into the case were under way.
In another incident in Hanjarwal, a three-year-old girl was strangled to death by her father. Police official said the man doubted that the girl was his daughter.
Reportedly, a call was made to police about death of three-year-old Zohra.
As a police team reached the spot, they found the matter suspicious and asked for conducting post-mortem of the child, following which the suspect, Khuram Shahzad, fled from the scene.
During investigations, it came forth that the suspect had divorced his wife and their children were staying with him.
His wife had allegedly taunted him sometime back that the girl was not his daughter.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 10th, 2023.