*LAHORE: *Renowned stage actor and dancer Sitara Baig was allegedly rapedat a five star hotel in Lahore last week by a group of seven men. Anapplication was submitted for the registration of a case against theassaulters.

Sitara revealed that the police is hesitant to register a case as theinfluential rapists approached them before she could.

She has subsequently requested Punjab chief minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif totake action on the matter and give her justice. “The rapists asked me tocome to the hotel so they could pay my fee for performances I did in Dubaiand Canada,” said Sitara. “When I went there, they gave me the amount infull and also offered me a glass of juice, which I accepted. After thedrink, I lost consciousness and woke up around 10 hours later.”

Stage artists and other females associated with the theatre industry arealso demanding justice for Sitara. They stated that the whole artistcommunity will protest if the alleged criminals are not arrested. Shecontinued, “I woke up undressed, with no clothes or jewellery, and themoney had also disappeared. I was in shock.”

Sitara stated the rapists made a video of her and threatened to post it onsocial media if she went to the police. “I lodged an application with thepolice in Nawab Town regardless of what they said. I went for theregistration of an FIR but the police refused and pressurised me to settlethe matter privately with the rapists. I will not compromise and willcommit suicide if justice is not served,” said the stage actor.

Sitara, who is among the top stage dancers of Lahore, is the sister offamous stage artist Qismat Baig who was murdered in Lahore over a year andhalf ago.