16-year-old gang-raped in DI Khan

Victim hails from financially disadvantaged family

DI KHAN:

In a deeply distressing incident, a 16-year-old girl fell victim to a horrifying crime, being kidnapped and subjected to gang rape in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

The appalling incident happened as the girl was en route from her grandparents’ home, forcibly taken hostage at gunpoint by the perpetrators identified as Mudasar and Azizur Rehman.

According to the filed First Information Report (FIR), the assailants compelled her into nearby woods, where they ruthlessly assaulted and raped her before making their escape.

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The traumatized victim, hailing from a financially disadvantaged family, promptly reported the incident, leading to the registration of an FIR by the police. Subsequently, she underwent a medical examination.

Despite the stark economic contrast between the victim’s modest background and the wealth and influence of the accused, identified as wealthy and influential, law enforcement initiated efforts to apprehend them. The authorities are conducting raids in pursuit of the perpetrators.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 7^th, 2023.