Woman tortured, head forcibly shaved

Victim kept hostage for seven days by accused

JARANWALA:

Two men allegedly tortured a young woman and shaved her head on Thursday. Police registered a case and launched raids to arrest the suspects.

Rashid Ali, a resident of 451 GB, lodged a complaint with City Samundri police alleging that Shehzad and Shoaib allegedly tortured his 21-year-old cousin in the courtyard of her house.

The accused suspected the victim of having a relationship and allegedly shaved her head after severely beating her with sticks. Also, the suspects allegedly tortured the victim after keeping her imprisoned in a room for seven or eight days.

The police recovered the girl, had her medical examination carried out and started raids to arrest the accused. City Samundri Police registered a case against Shehzad and Shoaib.

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Unfortunately, acts of violence and humiliation against women remain commonplace across Punjab. In December of last year, a man allegedly tortured his wife and chopped off her hair during an argument.

Nayi Samundari resident Shiraz had a dispute with his wife, Anila Rasool, over her refusal to give him money. Shiraz allegedly tortured her and cut her hair off with scissors. The incident was reported to authorities, who filed a report against Shiraz and launched raids to search for him. According to sources, Shiraz is a drug addict

Similarly, in a very high-profile case in August of last year, police had arrested six people accused of kidnapping a woman and her brother and subjecting them to torture.

The victim had filed a case alleging that her friend’s father and his accomplices had kidnapped her brother and herself.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 5^th, 2024.