22-year-old girl gang-raped in Karachi, two suspects arrested
KARACHI: A 22-year-old girl has been allegedly gang-raped by five people in the Manghopir area of the metropolis.
According to police sources, a passerby informed police that a 22-year-old girl found lying on a Manghopir road.
Manghopir police immediately shifted the girl to a hospital for medical treatment, SSP West Suhai Aziz said adding that the girl after gaining consciousness blamed that she was gang-raped by four to five people.
The police on the indication of the victim raided a warehouse in Nooruddin Goth and apprehended two suspects for their alleged role in the entire episode.
The arrested suspects have admitted to their role in the entire episode, the SSP West said adding that the DNA samples of the suspects have been sent to the laboratory for confirmation.
The police have started a search for the other suspects as SSP Suhai Aziz said that further action would be taken against the culprits after receiving the DNA report.
Earlier, a man had abducted and raped his brother-in-law’s minor sister to avenge his sister’s love marriage in Orangi Town of the metropolis.
Later, a police team recovered the abducted girl from Hyderabad originally abducted from Karachi’s Orangi Town after her brother married out of love the sister of the alleged abductor.
Superintendent Police Investigation of West Abid Hussain said on a tip-off, a police team raided a house in Hyderabad and could detain one of the suspects as well.
The 15-year-old’s abduction was reported at Orangi Town Police Station and the police claimed a man identified Mannan abducted her and subjected her to physical and sexual abuses.
Police said the brother of the victim had married out of choice the sister of Mannan and in a bid to avenge the marriage, the accused kidnapped the minor and raped her.
Police have sent the victim to a medical facility for tests to determine the treatment meted out to her while they have begun the probe and search for the prime accused.
