Five Booked for Abduction, Gang Rape of Girl

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BAHAWALPUR: According to a spokesperson for the Bahawalpur district police, FIR No 141/26, registered under section 375-A, on the complaint of Asad Khalil says that two suspects ‘B’ and ‘W’, allegedly abducted a 17-year-old girl ‘L’ at gunpoint when she was alone at her house.

The two suspects took the girl to their house, where they were joined by three others — G, A and AM. The five suspects allegedly subjected the girl to gang rape there.

The complainant says that during the search for his sister, he and other witnesses saw two of the suspects ‘G’ and ‘AM’ guarding a room in the house, from where they could hear the girl’s screams.

On seeing the complainant and others accompanying him, the suspects fled the house from where the girl was recovered in serious condition.

The police spokesperson claims that Head Rajkan police have arrested two of the suspects, while the survivor has been sent to hospital for her medical examination.

Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2026.

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