Pakistani Actress Sitara Baig alleges gang raped in Lahore
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LAHORE: Pakistani actress and dancer, Sitara Baig has made claims that she was raped in Lahore last week by a group of men. The stage performer revealed in an interview with The Express Tribune that she had submitted an application for the registration of a case against the seven perpetrators however she added that the police were hesitant to file a case against the influential men as they had already approached the police.
Left with no option, Baig requested CM, Mian Shahbaz Sharif to help get her justice. Talking about her ordeal she said, “The rapists asked me to come to the hotel so they could pay my fee for performances I did in Dubai and Canada,” said Sitara. “When I went there, they gave me the amount in full and also offered me a glass of juice, which I accepted. After the drink, I lost consciousness and woke up around 10 hours later.”
She further added,“I woke up undressed, with no clothes or jewellery, and the money had also disappeared. I was in shock.”
Other renowned stage artists and Sitara’s supporters from the theater industry have also pledged to protest if no action is taken against the alleged rapists.
Sitara also said that the men made a video of her which they have threatened to upload if she went seeking help from the police. “I lodged an application with the police in Nawab Town regardless of what they said.
I went for the registration of an FIR but the police refused and pressurised me to settle the matter privately with the rapists. I will not compromise and will commit suicide if justice is not served,” said Baig.
