*RAWALPINDI: The young girl, a call center employee was allegedly gangraped by Rawalpindi policemen.*
*However She changed her statement in the local court, saying that she didnot nominate arrested security officials in the case.*
The ‘victim’ girl has pleaded the court for recording her statement againin the gang rape case as her previous statement was recorded ‘underpressure’.
She said, “I had recorded my statement under pressure of police,non-governmental organisation (NGO) and media. I had not nominated policeofficials, who were arrested in the case, as I didn’t even know them.”
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“I am giving my statement under no such pressure now. I have no objectionif the court grants bail to them [policemen],” she added.
The arrested policemen were also produced before the court in the hearingafter completion of physical remand. However, the civil judge has sentaccused policemen on judicial remand again over request of Rawalpindipolice department.
The court summoned complete record and issued notices to parties over bailpetition filed by the accused persons.
Moreover, Superintendent Police (SP) Saddar Division held a pressconference regarding the development of the gang rape case reported in thevicinity of Rawat police station.
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The police officer told media that a case was filed over complaint of RafiaAzam against four accused persons, whereas, three police officialsincluding Rashid Minhas, Muhammad Azam, Muhammad Naseer and a driver werearrested.
SP Saddar said that the affected girl had ‘correctly identified’ theaccused persons which led to the DNA test of the complainant and thearrested persons. He later added that the report of DNA test was notreceived as yet.
He added, “The complainant has given a statement in the court that theaccused persons were not involved in the rape. However, the policedepartment will complete its legal requirement to dig out facts. We willalso investigate whether the complainant was pressurised [to change herstatement] or not.”
Earlier on May 19, a local court had granted the police a five-day remandof the four rape accused, who allegedly raped a young woman in Rawalpindi.
Aamir, Rashid Minhas, Naseer, and Azeem were remanded to the Rawat Police.
The accused allegedly raped the young student as she headed out of herhostel in Rawalpindi. Three of the accused belong to Rawalpindi Police.
