Constable booked over alleged rape of youth

Suspect ‘assaulted’ victim at gunpoint, threatened to kill him

KHURRIANWALA:

A constable posted in the Punjab Constabulary allegedly assaulted a youth at gunpoint on Saturday.

Police have registered a case against the officer and are conducting raids for his arrest.

CPO took notice of the matter and sought a report from SP Lyallpur Town.

In the complaint registered with police by Shabbir Ahmed, a resident of Mohalla Usman Ghani stated that his 16-year-old son was standing in the street when Constable Zubair allegedly lured the boy to his sitting room and sexually assaulted him at gunpoint.

He reportedly threatened to kill him before escaping from the spot.

Ghulam Muhammad Abad Police registered a case under section 376 PPC and started raids to arrest the accused.

Read: Woman allegedly gang-raped

Meanwhile, City Police Officer Captain (Rtd) Muhammad Ali Zia, taking stern notice of the incident, sought a report from SP Lyallpur Town and issued instructions to arrest the accused.

Meanwhile, a young man was allegedly tortured to death by two men who called him to their home because they thought he was having an affair.

According to a police report filed by 216 RB Azafi Abadi resident Zulfiqar, his 26-year-old son Navbahar alias Bilal was allegedly in a relationship with the daughter of accused Mahmood Mochi.

Mahmood’s sons, Ali and Hamad, along with Muhammad Saqlain aka Guru Qaiser Usman Kaleem Ullah, called Bilal to their home and allegedly tortured him, inflicting severe injuries to his head. Bilal later succumbed to his wounds.

Khurrianwala police handed over the victim’s body to his heirs and started tracking down the accused.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 4^th 2024.