Accountability: Two rapists jailed for life, fined
Police says the victim’s medico-legal report confirmed that she had been raped.
KASUR:
An additional district and sessions judge sent two rapists to jail for life and also fined them Rs50,000 each. The verdict was announced on Thursday. The petitioner, Abdul Ghafoor, a resident of Pattoki, had accused Muhammad Afzal and Muhammad Waqas of kidnapping and raping his daughter. He said he had filed a case against the two. Police later recovered the girl from their custody. Police said the victim’s medico-legal report confirmed that she had been raped.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 7th, 2012.
An additional district and sessions judge sent two rapists to jail for life and also fined them Rs50,000 each. The verdict was announced on Thursday. The petitioner, Abdul Ghafoor, a resident of Pattoki, had accused Muhammad Afzal and Muhammad Waqas of kidnapping and raping his daughter. He said he had filed a case against the two. Police later recovered the girl from their custody. Police said the victim’s medico-legal report confirmed that she had been raped.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 7th, 2012.