Shamsul Islam
FAISALABAD: Two women, including a student of the Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), were allegedly gang-raped in Faisalabad on Monday.
Saira*, a resident of Chak 91-RB, filed a complaint with the women police.
“Asif Rasool, a resident of Gojra, promised to get me a job. He picked me up from the university and took me to a house where another man, Asif Bajwa, was already present. They raped me. They also filmed the incident. They threatened to release the footage on the internet if I told anyone about it,” the girl told police.
Talking to The Express Tribune, women police SHO said that they had registered a case and were investigating her claim. “Police have arrested Asif Rasool. Raids are being conducted to arrest the second suspect,” the SHO said.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken note of the incident and directed the police to arrest the suspects.
The second case was reported from Chak 96-RB. Balochni police said three men allegedly raped a 35-year-old woman, Shazia*. The police said the suspects had abducted Shazia when she was going to the fields and later raped her.
*Names have been changed to protect identities
