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  • Woman charged with honey trapping Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar says she’s being tortured in jail

    Woman charged with honey trapping Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar says she’s being tortured in jail

    The preliminary medical report of Amina Urooj, suspected of honey trapping controversial writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, says that assault marks were found on her legs.
    Lahore High Court’s Justice Tariq Saleem Shaikh heard the request plea of Amina Urooj’s mother, Zeenat Bibi, asking for a medical exam.

    The petition made IG Prisons and Superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail parties in the plea, alleging that Amina was subjected to severe physical and mental torture during physical remand.

    The petitioner’s lawyer stated that Amina is suffering from severe internal and external injuries. It was requested that she be ordered to undergo full medical treatment.

    The preliminary medical report confirmed that marks of torture were found on both legs, and she also suffered three injuries. The report recommended an X-ray and some other tests.

    The accused was also alleged to have been subjected to electric shocks during the investigation, but the doctors did not agree with the charge.
    Justice Tariq Saleem Shaikh asked how much time would be required to complete the medical report. The MS of Services Hospital said that they would complete the medical report in three to four days.

    The court adjourned the hearing until August 27, ordering a complete medical examination.

  • Rape suspect flees from police custody during medical check-up

    Rape suspect flees from police custody during medical check-up

    A suspect detained in a sexual assault case escaped from Karachi’s Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where he was undergoing treatment a few days ago, Dawn reported.

    As per details, the man was arrested by the Saeedabad police a couple of weeks ago. He was sent to jail by a local court on judicial remand. He was not feeling well so the doctors recommended his treatment at the JPMC.

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    “The Undertrial prisoner was brought here at the JPMC a few days ago and being treated at a respective ward,” said an official at the Saddar police station. “On Friday, he managed to unlock his handcuffs and fled. The two constables posted to keep an eye on him have been booked [for negligence] and arrested,” he added.

    Some reports claim that the suspect has been arrested again from the Saeedabad area.

  • 12-year-old girl killed after rape in Bahawalnagar

    12-year-old girl killed after rape in Bahawalnagar

    A 12-year-old girl was murdered after the alleged rape in Manchinabad area of Punjab’s Bahawalnagar district, ARY News reported on Thursday.

    According to details, a 12-year-old girl was killed after being raped in Manchinabad. The police detained the two suspects in the case after it was reported.

    Taking notice of the incident, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has also asked for a report from IG Punjab and ordered strict action against the persons involved in the crime.

    CM Punjab Usman Buzdar also assured the victim’s family that justice will be served.

    Earlier, a girl in Gujrat died after three men allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped her. Three men abducted a girl from Chak Ghazi in Gujrat district on September 1. The accused gave a tranquilliser to the girl and then raped her.

  • Suspect involved in rape of a dead body killed in police encounter

    Suspect involved in rape of a dead body killed in police encounter

    Police have killed a man accused of raping a dead body of a teenage girl in Thatta district, in an alleged encounter, ARY News reported.

    As per reports, the Sindh police had earlier detained accused Rafique Chandio for committing an abominable act.

    “Accused Rafique Chandio tried to escape from police detention. He opened fire at policemen at Babra Mori near Gharo, and was killed in the counter fire,” police said.

    SSP Thatta said that the encounter happened at Babra Mori. “This man had become a symbol of terror for the local people,” SSP said. “Some political people were exerting pressure on the family of the girl and police to avoid action against him,” SSP said.

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    Special Assistant to CM Sindh Sadiq Memon on Saturday confirmed that the police has arrested the man who allegedly dug up a teenage girl’s dead body and sexually assaulted it.

    The 14-year-old girl’s body was taken out of her grave after it was buried at a local graveyard on Friday. The body was then raped.

    The man dumped the body in the bushes after sexually abusing it and ran away.

  • Woman withdraws rape complaint, says suspect is her husband

    Woman withdraws rape complaint, says suspect is her husband

     A woman withdrew her allegation of getting repeatedly raped by a man at his house where she was staying after “returning from the United Kingdom” to attend her father’s funeral, claiming that the “suspect” was her husband.

    As per reports, the woman had earlier alleged that she had come to Pakistan from the UK six months ago for her father’s funeral. She said she was living at the house of her father’s close friend in Wahdat Colony, where his son allegedly raped her for three days.

    Police had filed a rape case against the suspect and detained him.

    However, when the woman appeared before a judicial magistrate, she claimed in a statement on Sunday that the suspect is her husband.

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    Deputy Inspector General (investigation) Shariq Jamal Khan told the media that the woman had first accused the man of raping her for three days but during the inquiry, she did not agree to undergo medical inspection and also backtracked on the rape allegation.

    The officials said the families of the woman and the suspect submitted a marriage certificate showing she was married to the accused. After that, she removed the rape complaint.

    The DIG said the woman was also involved in different cases of bounced cheques and presenting fake ID cards and documents to hide her identity.

    He said police investigations had revealed that the woman, who is from Multan, has never been to the UK.

  • Suspect says ‘was sleeping’ when Mayra was shot dead

    Suspect says ‘was sleeping’ when Mayra was shot dead

    The main suspect in the murder of a Pakistan-origin British woman in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) neighbourhood earlier this month, appeared before the police on Monday to record his statement.

    In his statement, Saad Ameer Butt, one of the two suspects, said he was sleeping at his house the night Mayra Zulfiqar was shot dead.

    He said he did not kill Mayra and that the deceased was a friend. “I never attempted to kidnap her”, he told the investigation team.

    He further informed the team that he had even discussed the matter with an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) when Mayra was alive. She had accused him of trying to kidnap her.

    24-year-old girl, Mayra Zulfiqar, was found dead in Lahore on May 3. She had been threatened by two men who both wanted to marry her.

    Zahir Jadoon and Saad Butt were two of the four accused of being behind the murder in the first information report (FIR) filed by Mohammad Nazeer, a relative of Zulfiqar.