In another instance of sexual violence, one woman committed suicide after police refused to register her gang-rape case.
The woman was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped on Thursday in Mehran Soomro village in Tharparkar. As per reports, she was left at an isolated place near her village after the sexual assault. She remained unconscious for many hours before her relatives found her and took her to a hospital.
After regaining consciousness, she gave her statement to the police. While narrating the incident in her statement, the victim said she was kidnapped on her way to Hyderabad to get documents for her father’s pension.
However, the police did not register the gang-rape case then. This led to her suicide. Following her suicide, her brother registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the suspects. He stated that the family was forced to take the matter to a jirga and not go to the police.
Adding how the police for that area were reluctant to register the case under the influence of certain local figures. he said, after already being traumatized by the sexual assault, his sister could not bear her helplessness and took the extreme action of killing herself.
By Monday, two nominated suspects were apprehended by the police. Station House Officer (SHO) Ali Hassan Chang of the Kaloi police station said that an investigation has been launched into the matter.
