Mentally disabled woman raped in Bahawalpur

A mentally and physically challenged woman was allegedly raped by her relative in Basti Mochiwala near Lodhran district, Bahawalpur, on Tuesday.

The woman was allegedly assaulted in her house when all her family had gone to nearby fields to cut grass for their cattle, as per the police report.
On hearing the woman’s screams, local residents rushed to the scene while the suspect managed to flee. The victim’s father, Ramzan, alleges the suspect trespassed his house and raped his daughter, reports Dawn.

On her father’s complaint, Gailiwal police registered an FIR under section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) against the suspect and sent the victim for a medical examination.

The police took swift action and arrested the suspect.