Police have arrested two accused on the charges of raping their 15-year-old sister in Kohat district.
Talking to The Express Tribune, SHO Islamudin said that the victim reached the police station and said that her two brothers had been raping her for the past one year.
They had also threatened to kill her if she told anyone about it.
Police sent the victim for medical examination which confirmed molestation following which an FIR was registered against the two. They were arrested and put behind bars.
“The accused Rehmat, resident of Mirozai, and Ahmad, resident of Miangan Colony, have been arrested. One accused is the real brother while the other one is a step-brother of the victim,” said a police official, adding that in the past one year they repeatedly assaulted the victim and also threatened to kill her if she made her ordeal public.
The accused were presented before the local court and after securing their physical custody an investigation has been launched.
It may be mentioned here that the cases of incest have also been on the rise in society without inviting any attention from the quarters concerned.
In most cases, such incidents are not reported to protect the family’s honour.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 26th, 2023.
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