- Police say a first-year school scholar was “abducted and later gang-raped” in Karachi
- Sufferer’s father says his daughter went lacking on February 9 and was later discovered by DHA police
- Police say the primary accused, together with three accomplices, have been arrested and a probe is underway
KARACHI: A primary-year school scholar was “abducted and later gang-raped” in Karachi, police mentioned on Friday, including that the primary suspect together with three accomplices have been arrested.
In keeping with the primary info report (FIR) filed with Malir Police, the sufferer is a resident of the Gulshan-e-Hadeed space and the grievance was filed by her father.
The sufferer’s father informed the police that his daughter had left her home to go to varsity on February 9, 2021. However when she didn’t return dwelling by 1pm, her household received nervous and began trying to find her.
“Yesterday, I received a call from a Defence Housing Authority (DHA) police station that my daughter had been found in DHA,” the sufferer’s father mentioned, in accordance with police.
Police mentioned the woman was instantly rushed to the hospital the place she later narrated the incident, saying that “three men abducted her and later gang-raped her”.
Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir Irfan Bahadur and SSP Investigation Malir Imran Qureshi visited the residence of the sufferer and guaranteed the household that justice can be served.
Police arrest predominant suspect, three accomplices
Malir Police informed Geo Information that the primary suspect, together with three of his accomplices, have been arrested in reference to the incident and an investigation is underway.
Police added that the arrested suspects are being interrogated, including {that a} medico-legal examination of the suspects can also be being carried out.
“Further action will be taken once the forensics report is obtained,” police mentioned.
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Rape circumstances and convictions in Pakistan
In keeping with a 2020 report, a minimum of 11 rape incidents are reported in Pakistan day by day, with over 22,000 circumstances filed throughout the nation within the final six years. Nonetheless, solely 77 — or 0.03% — of the accused have been convicted.
A complete of twenty-two,037 circumstances of sexual abuse have been registered since 2015, of which 4,060 circumstances are pending within the courts. Sadly, solely 18% have reached the prosecution stage.
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