A Facebook friendship led a young man into a honey trap, when he was reportedly gang-raped and robbed of cash and gifts he had brought to meet his online girlfriend in the jurisdiction of City Police Station.
A 21-year-old man, Muneebur Rehman, resident of Nagri Bala, had befriended a girl through Facebook who identified herself as Urooj. She asked him to meet her at a deserted location in Haripur. When he reached the specified spot near the government garden in the City Police Station's area, the girl was not there. Instead, he was greeted by three young men, armed with a knife and pistol, who first beat him, then sexually assaulted him while recording a video of the act and snatched Rs35,000 in cash, a valuable mobile phone and the gift he had brought for the girl. The men threatened him to quietly return to his area and warned that if he reported the incident to the police, he would face even worse consequences.
However, following the events, the victim called a friend in Haripur and went to the police station. In his report, the victim stated that he could identify all three unknown suspects if they appeared. Based on his statement, the City Police registered a case against the unidentified suspects. So far, no arrests have been made.
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