A single mother from Rawalpindi was allegedly raped by two men at gunpoint, the local police reported on Sunday.

 

The woman was reportedly lured to a commercial building on Rawalpindi’s Double Road by the two suspects, who used her co-worker to make their pretext of offering her a good job believable.

 

Media reports suggest that when the alleged victim approached the New Town police to file a complaint against the suspects, she was reportedly pressured to reconcile with them.

 

She then turned to social media, and a video statement of the victim surfaced online, in which she alleged harassment by police officials at the New Town police station.

 

Following the video release, the City Police Officer (CPO) Khalid Hamdani intervened and registered the case.

 

According to the police report, the victim lived with her parents after a divorce and worked at a call centre to support herself and raise her child.

 

She received a call from her female colleague on January 14, asking her to come to a commercial building on Double Road, promising her a better job opportunity.

 

The victim told the police that upon reaching the location, she found two unknown men there. She alleged that they raped her at gunpoint, filmed the crime, and threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone.

 

Earlier, on January 1, a similar incident was reported in Bahawalpur, where a girl was allegedly subjected to sexual assault for several days at different locations.

 

Details reveal that a gang of three men from Burewala allegedly lured the daughter of a brick kiln worker with promises of a job and took her to a house in the city, where two of them gang-raped her over several days.

 

The suspects held the victim captive, later taking her to Dera Ghazi Khan, where they continued to abuse her.

The victim managed to escape after 25 days and returned home, after which the matter was reported to the police.

Crimes against women facing difficult circumstances are alarmingly high in the country.