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Updated 15 Jul, 2023 06:58pm

Islamabad police accuse alleged rape victim of not cooperating with them

The Islamabad police have accused a woman, who was allegedly raped at one of the hiking trails of the capital’s Margalla Hills, of not cooperating with them in the investigation process.

“The plaintiff is reluctant to cooperate with the police and has not provided details of the accused,” the Islamabad police tweeted on Saturday. “Margalla trails are protected with drone surveillance and effective patrolling.”

The woman, who is a resident of Sheikhupura, was lured to Islamabad with the promise of a job by a man named Noman, according to her complaint registered with the police. She claimed that she was raped at gunpoint on Islamabad’s hiking trail.

Police, who claimed that the case was being investigated on merit, alleged that there was friendship between the victim and the accused.

“No evidence of abuse was found, according to the plaintiff’s medical report,” said the tweet.

The location of the incident was being determined; the police said and added that they would investigate all aspects of the case.

The case was filed at the Kohsar Police Station. The first information report was registered on the complaint of the rape survivor under Section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Pakistan Penal Code. The woman had also appealed for a medical examination to confirm her allegations.

She sought “strict” legal action against the suspect and asked police to get her medical checkup done.

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