Voice of Gender News From Pakistan
BAHAWALPUR: A Hindu girl has allegedly been gang-raped and murdered at Qasim Wala Bangla of Cholistan desert in the limits of the Derawer Police Station.
The body was found lying near the Bhutta Canal on Thursday. The girl’s father said she was abducted when she went to defecate in the desert at midnight.
According to the police spokesman, the girl’s postmortem has been conducted and the report is yet to come. Three accused have been arrested.
Source: The News
Police apprehended a suspect on Friday for allegedly harassing a woman in the Samanabad area.
The incident, which occurred on Thursday, marked the second such occurrence in the city within a week. The arrested individual was identified as Asif, son of Pervez, a resident of Bhangoria Goth in Azizabad, who works as a bakery items’ vendor using a motorcycle for transportation.
The incident came to public attention when a video capturing the alleged harassment went viral on social media. Following this, enraged residents of the area took matters into their own hands, apprehending the suspect before handing him over to the Samanabad police.
The District Central police spokesperson said the suspect’s capture was aided by CCTV footage, which clearly depicted his inappropriate behaviour towards the woman. The video was widely circulated on both social and mainstream media platforms.
Upon receiving a directive from the District Central SSP, the Samanabad police launched a raid in Azizabad. The suspect attempted to flee the scene, leaving his motorcycle behind, but the police managed to track him down and take him into custody. A case has been registered against the suspect based on the state’s complaint, and further investigations are under way.
Source: The News