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Rape victim attempts to end life

LAHORE: A raped woman on Thursday attempted to end her life outside the Punjab Assembly in protest against police for their dillydallying to arrest rapists.

Shahdara resident, Asifa doused herself in patrol, when on duty cops leapt to rescue her. She was brought to hospital, where she told the media that Shahdara police had not been heeding to heal her wounds. And Shahdara police say the crime took place in Factory area police precincts.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice and sought a report from Punjab Inspector General Police. The chief minister directed that the culprits involved in kidnapping and molestation of the girl be immediately arrested and the injured girl be provided best treatment facilities in the hospital.

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Rape victim stages cage protest

LAYYAH/LAHORE: A 13-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted staged a protest, by chaining and confining herself to a cage, against the police to seek justice on Monday.
The girl chained and confined herself to a cage to protest against the police apathy towards her ordeal. She told media persons that the accused were arrested, but freed on the very next day on the intervention of some influential people of the area. The teenage girl, along with her mother, was on hunger strike inside the cage.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of the news regarding self-confinement by a woman and her daughter in a cage in Chak-150 of Layyah and ordered inquiry into the incident. He also sought a report from police authorities. The chief minister announced that justice would be provided to the aggrieved family.

Meanwhile, the Punjab chief minister has also taken notice of the news regarding torture and throwing of acid on a housemaid in Wazirabad and sought a report from police authorities. The chief minister also directed provision of best treatment to the victim.

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