Later, the elders of the village, terming the accusation baseless, asked Riaz not to leave. Villager Muhammad Shafi told The Express Tribune that a few weeks ago one of the accused, Saif, had levelled allegations of teasing his sister against Riaz.Ī village jury met and passed the verdict which stated that Riaz must leave the village for two years. On Thursday, the police arrested all five accused on charges of kidnapping and attempting to rape a young girlĮarlier, cleric Allah Ditta had appealed to the Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Inspector General (IG) Police Punjab to take notice of the incident and provide him justice. On the direction of Inspector General (IG) Police Punjab Hajji Habibur Rehman, District Police Officer Toba Tek Singh, Ahsan Younas and DSP Gojra Alam Sher Rajoka visited the village and termed the FIR correct after investigating further. “They attempted to kidnap and rape her but she offered resistance”, said cleric Ditta. They also paraded her before the entire village in her naked state and announced that whoever opposed them would face similar consequences. The young men tore off her clothes and attempted to sexually assault her. Two of the girls escaped and hid in nearby houses while their sister, Rahila, was caught by the assailants. Upon their return, they were attacked by local feudal youths Asif, Saif, Sohna, Muhammad Elyas and Bhai Khan. Two of them were scheduled to be married on Thursday. The three daughters of cleric Allah Ditta were returning home late Wednesday after shopping. The daughter of a cleric was allegedly paraded nude in a village by young men seeking revenge for her brother’s ‘indiscretions’ on Wednesday in the area of Nawan Lahore police station.
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