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LAHORE: A girl has been raped by a man she met on a matrimonial app in the area of Nawab Town.
As per details, the woman was ‘raped’ by a doctor and a case has been registered against the accused in Nawab Town police station.
The police are investigating the matter and an FIR has been launched by the ‘rape-victim’ girl who in her statement said that she met the doctor on the app related to marriage and met with him at the hospital’s cafe.
According to the victim, the doctor reportedly forcefully took her with him and raped her. According to police, the victim girl’s medical treatment is going on, and the accused will also be arrested soon.
Every year, thousands of cases of violence against women are registered. Around 6,624 rape cases were reported during 2023 in Punjab
In Punjab, 10,201 cases of violence were recorded against PPC 354 and PPC 509. Among all districts, Lahore was a hotspot of violent crime against women, accounting for 1464 cases, followed by Sheikhupura (1198) and Kasur (877).
Likewise, the number of rape cases in the province of Punjab was also a cause for concern, as a total of 6624 cases were reported across the province in 2023, which meant that approximately after every 45 minutes, a woman was raped. Faisalabad emerged as a hotspot district with 728 cases, followed closely by Lahore (721) and Sargodha (398).