Two Rescue 1122 workers have been suspended over their alleged involvement in the suspected sexual assault of a Sikh teenage girl in Nankana Sahib on October 27, District Emergency Officer Akram Panwaar said Monday.
The officer said that a high-level committee had been created to probe the incident and added that strict action would be taken against the accused if proven guilty.
According to the medico report, no tears, bruises or laceration were found in the examination of the victim’s body. However, the girl will be taken to Lahore for further tests.
The results of the tests will arrive in a minimum time frame of two months, said Investigative Officer Basharat Ali, adding that the suspects would be kept in custody on physical remand for further investigation.
According to the first information report (FIR) registered with the City Nankana Sahib police by the victim’s family, the 15-year-old girl, who was also mentally challenged, went missing on Sunday.
The family looked for her everywhere but found no trace.
Hours later, the family members of the girl found a Rescue 1122 ambulance parked by the roadside. To their utter surprise, they found both the suspects committing the crime with their daughter.
The FIR added that the suspects drove away after the family made noise and threw the victim on Nankana Road.
A spokesperson for the district police said that the suspects had been arrested after a case was registered against them in the City police station.
The spokesperson added that an investigation was being launched on the complaints of the Sikh community.
Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari also took notice of the incident on Sunday, saying: “Abuse of vulnerable citizens will not be tolerated. Was forwarded a case of abuse of a differently-abled Sikh girl in Nankana Sahib. FIR has been registered and the SHO informed us they have arrested two persons in the case.”
Published in Daily Times, October 30th 2018.
