Woman ‘raped’, thrashed in Poonch

KL Report

SRINAGAR

A woman was allegedly raped and thrashed while two other women who came to her rescue were also thrashed by three brothers in border district of Poonch, sources said on Wednesday.

Sources told GNS that a 35 year old woman (name withheld) hailing from Ghani in Mendhar Teshil of the district along with her cattle had gone to a nearby grazing field.

“In the meantime, a person namely Muhammad Shafayat, who hails from Ghani, came and taking advantage of her loneliness started to come close to her,” sources said. “Despite my resistance, Shifayat raped me,” sources, quoting the woman, said.

Sources said the woman raised alarm. “However, Shifayat started to thrash her and his two brothers namely Muhammad Showkat and Liyaqat also came to his help and thrashed her,” sources said.

The two women identified as Pervaz Akhtar, 30, wife of Abdul Majeed and Zaitoon Bi, 25, wife of Abdul Hameed came to the rescue of the ‘helpless’ woman but they too were thrashed by brother trio.

“The woman who ‘raped’ has sustained injuries due to thrashing and there are three fractures in her left arm while one fracture in her right arm,” sources said, adding the Pervaiz Akhtar is also injured and her arm is also fractured.

They were thrashed with batons and axe, they said.

The trio also killed a domestic dog of the woman who was ‘raped’. “She has given a written complaint to police,” sources said.

The injured women were admitted in Sub-District Hospital Poonch.

Meanwhile, the three accused, soon after the incident, locked themselves in a house along with the domestic dog that was killed by them, residents said.

However, they were arrested later by police, sources said.

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