Attempted sexual assault: 26-year-old set on fire for rejecting advances

Doctors say he has 25-30 per cent burns; no one has been arrested so far.

FAISALABAD:

A 26-year-old was set on fire on Tuesday by two unidentified men in the Thikriwala area.

He was taken to a hospital, where doctors said he would likely survive.

Police said a case had been registered against the unidentified assailants.

The injured man, identified as Sabir Ali, was a resident of Chak 66-JB, told police that two unidentified men stopped him on his way home.

He said they took him to a dera, where they tried to convince him on having a physical relation with them. He said when he refused and tried to leave, they grabbed him and threw kerosene oil at him. He said one of them set his clothes on fire. They fled locking the door from outside.

A passer-by heard him shout for help and rescued him.

The passer-by said, “When I went inside, Ali was rolling on the floor with pain. He was on fire.”

He said he informed the police who took Ali to the district headquarters hospital.

Doctors said Ali had 25-30 per cent burns. His back and legs had been most affected.

Ali was shifted to the intensive care unit.

The Thikriwala station house officer said police were looking for the suspects.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 27^th, 2013.