JARANWALA: Police on Saturday registered a case against two employees of the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) hospital of Jaranawala for allegedly gang-raping a woman, ARY News reported.
According to police officials, two suspects identified as Amir and Tariq asked a woman to come to the hospital’s X-ray room after promising her a job but ended up raping her. “One of the suspects also caused multiple injuries to the victim with a blade when she screamed for help.”
He also said the suspects managed to flee the crime scene but a search operation was launched to nab them.
A first information report (FIR) of the incident has been registered with the City Police Station under the relevant sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Earlier, on April 18, 2018, a minor girl was raped and killed in Jaranwala, triggering widespread protests in the town.
According to the victim’s father, his seven-year-old daughter left her house but did not return. She was later found strangled in the fields with multiple torture marks.
Police registered a case related to kidnapping, assault and murder against the unidentified culprits.
