Police have arrested two men for allegedly molesting a woman, the Khanewal district police officer (DPO) told reporters on Tuesday. Some 20 armed men picked up a housewife, Haseena, 35, from her house in Bahaduraywala, Jamesabad, threw her seven-month-old baby to the ground, took her to their home in Bheni Imam Bakhsh village, dragged her through the streets from a motorbike, molested her and shaved her head. The men were acting in revenge because Haseena's brother-in-law was allegedly having an affair with a female relative of the rival party. A punchayat was called and it ordered the attackers to leave the village, but it also told the woman not to lodge a complaint with police.
However, the attackers did not leave the village, and the victim family has now shifted to Kabirwala. "We are investigating the case in the light of a complaint lodged by Haseena Bibi's father-in-law and police have registered a case against five accused and arrested two of them. They will not go unpunished if they are found guilty of humiliating the woman," DPO Dr Jamil Ahmed told reporters. The DPO has appointed DSP Khadim Hussain as investigating officer to look into the case. He has recorded the statements of Haseena, her husband Muhammad Iqbal and father-in-law Zafar Siyal. |