Man booked for ‘raping’ fiancée

A widow was allegedly raped, while a young girl foiled an attempted assault by making noise on Thursday. The police report states that a resident of Mehandi Town had been in a relationship with the accused, Fasal Yaqoob, for six years.

He had promised to marry her and requested money from her, so she borrowed Rs900,000 from her brother, who lives abroad. She also gave the accused Rs270,000 and gold jewelry. It came to light that over the course of their six-year relationship, Yaqoob allegedly sexually assaulted the victim on a regular basis.

On November 7, the couple was scheduled to get married, however he did not show up for the wedding ceremony and was not answering his phone, so she went to his residence. The accused’s father, Yaqoob Sakna, allegedly grabbed her by the hair and started beating and dragging her.

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City Samundari police registered a case under the provisions of 376, 354 PPC and started raids to arrest both accused.

Meanwhile, Zohaib allegedly lured Sajjad Ahmed's niece and tried to rape her in 241 RB, but the girl foiled the attempt by making noise and drawing the attention of bystanders.

Last week, a girl was allegedly raped and impregnated by her cousin in Kahna. The suspect’s father caused the victim to have a miscarriage by kicking her. However, the families agreed to marry the suspected molester and the victim.

The teenage boy had allegedly raped his young cousin for six months after blackmailing her using a private video. The father of the victim told reporters that his wife worked as a maid and his teenage daughter was often alone. The suspect Hasnain, her maternal cousin, visited their home in the absence of the couple.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 1^st, 2023.