Police have launched a search for two suspects accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman after allegedly forcing their way into her home in Gulshan-e-Maymar, Karachi.
A case has been registered by Gulshan-e-Maymar Police under Sections 376 (rape) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) on the complaint of the victim’s father, Javed Iqbal.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), Iqbal, who works at a carpet shop in Bahadur Goth, and his wife, a domestic worker, left for work at around 9:00 a.m. on July 23, leaving their daughter alone at home.
The complaint states that shortly after the parents left, two men wearing shalwar kameez allegedly entered the house by force, overpowered the woman, took her into a room and sexually assaulted her before fleeing the scene.
“At around 9.15 a.m., two boys forcibly entered our house. Both were wearing shalwar kameez. My daughter can identify them if they are brought before her,” Iqbal said in his complaint.
Police said investigations are ongoing and efforts are underway to trace and arrest the suspects.