SIALKOT, June 22 A widow was reportedly gang-raped by three armed men in front of her children in Wadala Sindhuan village in Daska tehsil on Sunday night as a punishment for not marrying her daughter with a youth of their family.

According to FIR, accused Ishtiaq, Zahid and Dilshad forced their entry into the house of 'Z', held the inmates hostage at gunpoint and assaulted the widow.

The victim told the police that the reason behind assault was her refusal to marry her young daughter with a youth belonging to the accused group.

She said the accused were influential and were threatening her and her family with dire consequences for reporting the matter to police.

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