Three men allegedly raped a teenage girl continuously for three months after they filmed the ordeal and blackmailed her with the video clip, police said Tuesday.
According to police, one of the three alleged rapists was arrested for abusing the 17-year-old student while the other two have been nominated in the case. The primary suspect was identified as well, they said. Police added that a first information report (FIR) was registered on behalf of the survivor’s father. The FIR noted that the suspects continuously raped, filmed, and blackmailed the girl for three months. Has any legal action been taken against the rampant number of rapes? A day prior, the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights had approved some changes in the Zainab Alert Bill that were set to be presented in the Upper House for approval on March 2. An agency — tasked to maintain a database of missing and abducted children — would be set up, with its director-general to be appointed by Prime Minister Imran Khan. It would work closely with the helpline, 1099, and forward all reported cases. The legislation has been named after Zainab — a six-year-old girl who was kidnapped from her home in Kasur in 2018, raped and killed, and her body dumped in a garbage dump.