A 26-year-old TikToker has reportedly been gang-raped in Haripur’s Khanpur tehsil after being lured by a job offer, a complaint registered on Thursday with local police has said. 

 

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered at Khanpur Police Station under Sections 34 (common intention), 376 (rape), 392 (robbery), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

 

The woman, who is from Taxila, said she was contacted by one of the suspects through her TikTok account and was offered a job at a hotel in Khanpur.

 

She stated in her complaint, “The suspect called me for an interview. When I reached the bus stop, they picked me up in their car and drove a few miles away, where they forced me to strip at gunpoint.”

 

According to the FIR, the car was driven by an unknown man, while the second suspect was in the front passenger seat. The two men then allegedly raped her and fled the scene, taking her mobile phone, Rs3,000 in cash, and a gold pendant. She was left abandoned on the roadside.

 

The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday at around 8pm.

 

In recent months, several similar cases have been reported across the country. 

 

In June, Hafizabad police carried out raids to arrest eight suspects who allegedly kidnapped a couple and subjected them to sexual and physical assault. In May, a stage actress was reportedly gang-raped by four men near Nishtar Chowk in Sadiqabad. In March, Punjab police arrested three suspects accused of gang-raping a woman in Lahore.

 

Police in Haripur are investigating the case and searching for the suspects.