ISLAMABAD – A woman has been sexually assaulted by two men in F9 park inthe country’s federal capital Islamabad, in another incident that hasshocked the South Asian nation witnessing a rise in sexual violence.
The incident caused widespread outrage on social media two armed menallegedly raped a woman in the F-9 Park area at gunpoint Thursday night.
The FIR registered at Margalla police station stated that the victim wastaking a stroll in the park with her friend when two men separated her fromher friend and assaulted her on resistance.
They took the victim, a resident of Mian Channun, into the woods atgunpoint and overpowered her.
The victim told the cops that the culprits also returned their things andeven offered Rs1,000 to remain tight-lipped about the incident. They alsotold the victim that she should not be in the park this late.
Meanwhile, a special unit started investigating the incident and suspectsare being traced through CCTV footage. Officials are also interrogatingpark administration and guards to find the culprits.
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As the legal proceedings are underway, the victim underwent a medicalexamination at PIMS, which shows marks of assault on her body. The samplestaken from the victim have been sent to the forensics.
The heinous incident has drawn anger from human rights activists, socialmedia users, and the masses as people called for a stern punishment to theculprits.
Amid the condemnations, Chairman Human Rights Committee has also takennotice of the incident and demanded a detailed report to be submitted inparliament.
