Pakistan: Minor girl lured to brothel, repeatedly gang-raped

The suspects, four of them, including a woman, unidentified, under sections 364-A, 375-A, 371-A, 372-B of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 3 of Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2018 on the complaint of one Saif Ullah, a resident of Chak No 146-JB, Chiniot, reported Dawn News.

Saifullah, in the first information report (FIR) said that his cousin Nasreen, wife of Bhai Khan, had been living with him (the complainant), with her 11-year-old daughter ‘N’, reported the Pakistani newspaper.

He said his relative Abida, wife of Rafiq, who lived near Jaman Colony, Lahore Road, Chiniot, visited his house and insisted on taking ‘N’ to her house to impart her knitting and sewing skills when they agreed to send her to their residence.

He said when they tried to contact Abida over mobile phone she did not receive the calls.

Saif Ullah, along with his relatives Behram and Shakeel reached Abida’s house near Jaman Colony, but found her house locked, the FIR was quoted as saying by Dawn News.

He said while searching for the girl they found her with another man on a motorcycle near the river Chenab bank in Kot Muhammad Yar area.

He said after they intervened the man escaped on his motorcycle, leaving the girl behind.

Quoting the girl, Saif Ullah told Dawn News that Abida took ‘N’ to a deserted house at Kot Muhammad Yar, where three men were already present.

Abida took money from them and left, while the three men repeatedly gang-raped the girl for next two days, the complainant, quoting the victim, said.