Khadija's abduction and sexual assault case: Pakistan police file case against businessman Sheikh Danish Ali
Sexual assault
Police in Pakistan's Faisalabad took action against six people, including an influential businessman, after they allegedly abducted, tortured and sexually assaulted a female medical student.
Businessman Sheikh Danish Ali andthe victim's classmate allegedly beat Khadija Mehmood and hurled abuses at heras seen in the footage of the incident that went viral on social media.
The police have filed a case against Danish Ali and his daughter Ana Ali who was allegedly a classmate and a friend of Khadija at the university.Ana allegedly sent death threats to the victim after Danish asked her to give an engagement ring to Khadija.
The medical student had rejected Danish Ali's proposal, reports said.
As per reports, Danish along with his daughter and their accomplices entered Khadija's house and abducted her. Khadija's brother was also taken away. Police launched an FIR stating Khadija’s valuables were stolen from her which included gold bangles.
Khadija and her brother were taken to an upscale area in Faisalabad where she was allegedly beaten in front of her brother. The perpetratorsallegedly made a video of the attack which was shared on social media. The incident created a social media storm in Pakistan as people called for justice while highlighting violence against women in the country.
Police have arrested the main suspect Danish Ali along with other perpetrators. However, reports claim Danish Ali's daughter hasn’t been taken into custody.
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Faisalabad City Police Officer Omer Saeed told The Express Tribune that "Sections 20-21 and 24 of PEKA’s Cybercrime Act were being applied on deleting pictures and videos from Khadija's mobile phone against the prime accused."
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