Incidents of gang rape in Pakistan especially in Punjab are being reported frequently, in one such incident, a-22 Kiran was kept hostage, gang-raped and filmed at gunpoint in Punjab’s Layyah.
The case
A 22-year-old woman named Kiran was abducted in Layyah’s Chowk Azam after being called to appear in a dispute and was abducted and gang raped at the vacant place. This was not all but the suspects after tieing hands of the woman recorded her obscene video with the dog. It has been learned that drained animals are being used in Punjab for porn videos. The victim alleged that the three accused, identified as Shaukat, Waseem Alvi and Abrar Asad kidnapped her with the connivance of a woman named Sana on July 3. They took her to Azam Chowk and allegedly gang-raped her for five days. After that, the accused blackmailed her by filming her being raped by a dog and uploaded the video to foreign pornographic websites.
Gang filming porn videos exposed
The victim said that pornography gangs call their victims by posing as friends, before abducting, gang-raping and blackmailing them by making videos. These gangs earn money by uploading videos of rape by trained dogs on websites in foreign countries.
JIT formed, two arrested
A nine-member JIT was formed to investigate an incident of gang rape and animal pornography in Layyah and was ordered to submit a report in seven days. The FIA would also be involved in investigating the matter. Police arrived at the scene and sent samples from the victim to the forensic lab for DNA testing. The police also managed to arrest two out of seven nominated suspects.
Upon the complaint of the girl’s father, Tajmal Hussain, case 446/22 was registered by Chobara Police Station and immediate action was taken.
The JIT started its investigation under the supervision of RPO Saleem. The RPO told Express that the JIT reached the spot and gathered all primary evidence from the crime scene. Two of the seven accused were arrested.
The JIT will also seek assistance from the FIA and other agencies in the investigation and will complete the investigation and submit a full report within seven days. All aspects of the incident will be investigated and the facts will be revealed.
Elahi’s notice
The Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvaiz Elahi sought a report from IG police about the molestation and pornography scandal in Layyah and directed a high-level inquiry to investigate the matter. “All the accused should be brought under the grip of the law through comprehensive investigations along with the provision of justice to the victim,” he said, making it clear that such incidents are intolerable. The accused involved in this gruesome crime would be given exemplary punishment while fulfilling all the requirements of justice, he added.
