RAWALPINDI: A woman beggar was abducted from Sadiqabad and driven to an undisclosed location where she was subjected to gang rape by six persons.

The victim, a resident of Transfer Chowk in Sadiqabad, lodged an FIR with the police stating that she was returning home after begging at 10pm when four persons riding a car abducted her. She was taken to an undisclosed location where two more persons were already present.

She said the six persons sexually assaulted the woman and later put her in the car and threw her on a ground and escaped.

Police registered an FIR after conducting a medical examination on the victim. However, none of the alleged rapists has been arrested so far.

Published in Dawn, May 31st, 2024

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