*KARACHI: A Karachi woman was allegedly gang-raped by two ticket-checkersand their in-charge on board the Bahauddin Zakariya Express, ARY Newsreported on Monday.*
A case has been registered against the suspects on the complaint of thewoman by the Karachi City Station police.
According to FIR, the incident occurred on May 27 when the victim, whohails from Karachi’s Orangi Town, boarded the train from Multan railwaystation for Karachi.
The woman went to in-laws in Muzaffargarh to meet her children, the FIRsaid.
The FIR stated that the woman passenger purchased an economy class ticketfor Karachi and when the Bahauddin Zakariya Express reached near Rohristation, two ticket checkers and an official allegedly lured her into atrap of offering a seat in the AC bogie.
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The ticket checkers and an official took the woman to an AC compartment ofa bogie where she was gang-raped by crew members, the FIR stated.
After reaching the Karachi railway station, the woman explained the ordealto the police and lodged a case against the suspects.
Soon after the incident was reported on ARY News, Inspector General (IGP)Railways Faisal Shahkar took notice of the incident and formed a specialteam. He ordered authorities to arrest suspects.
