Trigger warning: Rape/sexual violence
A woman in Bahawalnagar was allegedly raped and beaten in front of her children. As per details the horrific incident took place on Monday in the city’s Khadimabad Colony, reports ARY.
The suspect has been identified as Arsalan, who has also been accused of beating the woman when she resisted the assault. The accused then fled from the spot when the condition of the woman deteriorated.
The woman was taken to hospital in critical condition. The rape survivor’s father has launched a complaint against Arsalan.
Almost 21,900 women were reported to have been raped in Pakistan from 2017 to 2021, Zahid Gishkori has reported for Samaa. The data has been compiled by SAMAA TV Investigation Unit (SIU) from the Punjab home department and Ministry of Human Rights (MoHRs).
This meant that approximately 12 women were raped every day, or one every two hours, throughout the country.
