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Eye for an eye, gang rape for elopement

Staff Report

MULTAN: On the intervention of Sardar Ziaullah Khan Jatoi, the brother-in-law of the Muzaffargarh district nazim, kidnappers freed a woman, Jindo Mai, who had been kidnapped and raped six days ago.

Jatoi police took her to Civil Hospital where Dr Saadia examined her and sent her internal and external swabs to medical examiner for analysis. Police failed to arrest all kidnappers and only one of them was caught. Inspector General of Police Maj (r) Ziaul Hassan has called a report from the Muzaffargarh district police officer and ordered him to arrest all kidnappers involved in the crime. Police confirmed the release of Jindo-Mai on Wednesday.

Jindo told police that the kidnappers kept her in a cottage in the middle of River Indus and did not take her to Rajanpur or any other area. She said they raped her every day to avenge the elopement of one of the kidnapper’s daughter, Shahida. The kidnapper suspected that Shahida had eloped with Jindo’s brother.

A first information report states that at least 20 armed men brok into the house of a farmer, Muhammad Nawaz, in his absence in Joiya (Rampur) in Jatoi on March 28 night and gang raped his two daughters, Jindo and Sughran, at gunpoint. Later they took them to River Indus where they stripped Sughran and let her go home. The attackers suspected that Shahida, the daughter of Amir Bukhsh, had eloped with Muhammad Javed Joiya, the son of Muhammad Nawaz.

Nawaz told reporters that he and his son were away from home, when Muhammad Essa, Khalil Ahmed, Bashir Ahmed, Muhammad Ismail, Malik Sawan, Muhammad Ashiq, Muhammad Abbas, Riaz Ahmed, Wazir Ahmed, Ghulam Fareed and their 10 accomplices broke into his house. Three of them, Khalil, Essa and Khalid, raped his daughter, he said. This incident took place near Meerwala, the native village of Mukhtar Mai.

Two sisters abducted and raped: Police on Tuesday registered abduction and gang-rape case against five people and arrested three of them.

The accused Muhammad Iqbal Bhabha, Muhammad Riaz Bhabha, Muhammad Asghar Bhabha, Muhammad Amin and Muhammad Saleem of Mauza Dhaloo abducted and raped two sisters, Shamim Mai, 21, wife of, Manzoor Hussain, and Kulsoom Mai, 18, wife of, Nasir Hussain.

Police arrested Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Riaz and Muhammad Asghar.

Magistrate Masroor Anwar Khan sent Muhammad Saleem on 14-day judicial remand and Chaudhry Abdul Hameed, Additional District and Sessions judge, granted bail to the accused, Muhammad Iqbal Bhabha.

The hearing of his bail plea would be held on April 12. Police are conducting raids to arrest the fifth accused, Muhammad Amin.

The medical report of the victims confirmed rape and the magistrate took the statements of the victims.

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