Influential man rapes woman after promising free ration

KARACHI: An influential man allegedly sexually assaulted a poor woman after claiming to provide her free ration distribution.

In the Bin Qasim area of Karachi, the accused tricked a poor woman into giving her free ration and called her to his area. According to the police, the drunk accused named Pervez Iqbal also tortured the woman before raping her.

Police said that when the accused was contacted, the accused made threats but a case has been registered and Pervez Iqbal has been arrested. Earlier, a man raped an American lady doctor in Karachi. A report was filed after which he was arrested. The accused was the acquaintance of the victim.

Sources said that the accused belonged to a politically influential family in Balochistan. On the night of November 15, the accused took her in his car to his house and forcibly raped her.