FAISALABAD: A 14-year-old Christian girl in Faisalabad was reportedly abducted and gang-raped by Muslim men for not reciting Kalima. The news caused outrage on social media with users demanding severe punishment of the culprits.
According to viral reports on social media, a 14-year-old Christian girl, identified as Sunita Masih, was abducted and gang-raped by Muslim men in Malkhanwala area of Faisalabad. The suspects also tortured the victim to recite the Kalima.
When the victim refused, the suspects reportedly shaved her head. The incidence of sexual abuse and forced conversion of teenage Christian girls is on the rise in Pakistan.
Social media users have strongly condemned the rape and inhumane treatment of teenager Sunita Masih and demanded immediate action from the government against the accused.
Sunita Masih, daughter of a resident of Faisalabad, was abducted for not accepting the invitation of Islam.
While Masoom’s hair was cut off and his limbs were injured, our media could not make any news on this incident.https://t.co/RDxTYWWbMo— Console Human Rights Int,l Trust (@AqilSheraz4) May 25, 2021
#Sunita_Masih expression says it all. https://t.co/8csvmSgwXV
— Asher Azeem Gill (@ashirazeemgill) May 25, 2021
Another day of Injustice in #NayaPakistan
14YO minor Sunita Masih abducted & gang-r@ped.
Not only that, during rape she was forced to say words to convert to Islam, & on refusing was physically tortured & her hair was cut.How cruel & inhuman of the world to turn a blind eye! pic.twitter.com/4pwAR6osUs
— Sajeda Akhtar (@Sajeda_Akhtar) May 25, 2021
Sunita Masih, a Christian girl from Faisalabad, aged just 14 has allegedly been gang raped. She was asked to recite the Kalma. When she refused her hair was shaved off. So, lots of activism for the innocents elsewhere, great but how about raising our voices here too? #minorities
— Armeena ???? (@ArmeenaRK) May 24, 2021
During rape they asked her to convert to Islam, when she refused, they cut her hair & tortured sensitive body parts.
A 14-year-old Christian girl, Sunita Masih d/o Bashir Masih, abducted & gang-raped by Muslim men.#JusticeForSunitaMaseeh pic.twitter.com/qWuqqL3urt— Sanjay Soni ???????? (@sanjaysindhi65) May 24, 2021
14-year Christian girl, Sunita Masih was kidnapped and gang raped. she was tortured and her hair were cut.
she was repotedly forced to convert.
this is not important for us as this happens day in and day out in land of the pure.
important thing is to rise voice for Palestinian. pic.twitter.com/jNELrGoh15— Shireen Asa’ad (@ShireenAijaz) May 24, 2021
On the other hand, police officials in Faisalabad rejected the news regarding the rap and denied that any such incident took place in the city.
Faisalabad CPO Mohammad Sohail Chaudhry in a statement said, “Fake news is circulating on social media platforms that a girl has been raped and forced to convert to Islam in Faisalabad.”
He said “This was verified and it was found out that facts are contrary and the incident is related to Sukkur District,” he said in a statement, adding that SSP Sukkur Irfan Samoo had also corroborated it.
