Bahawalpur college principal booked over alleged rape of student
The Musafirkhana police registered the case on the complaint of the 17-year-old's father, who says the assault took place on November 3; no arrest has been made.
BAHAWALPUR: The Musafirkhana police in Bahawalpur have registered a case against the principal of a private college over the alleged rape of a 17-year-old first-year student, and no arrest had been made when the reports were filed.
The case was registered on the complaint of the girl's father, according to Dawn and Minute Mirror. The complaint places the incident on November 3 in Mauza Khanpur Mirchan.
The father stated that his daughter was waiting outside the college gate to go home when the principal took her into his office and allegedly raped her. He said she told her family what had happened once she got home.
The complaint was lodged after a delay that the father attributes to pressure from his biradari, whose members he said stopped him from going to the police. He said he filed it in the end.
A Musafirkhana police official confirmed that a case had been registered and said the matter was being investigated. No arrest had been made, and the reports did not name the suspect or say whether the college had taken any action against him. No finding has been recorded against him; the case is at the investigation stage.
The girl's parents have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to intervene, ensure immediate action and direct the police to arrest the suspect, Minute Mirror reported.
The reports did not say whether the suspect had been questioned or whether any forensic evidence had been collected. The police official did not give further details of the investigation.
How the reports differ
Dawn's district report and Minute Mirror's account agree on the complainant's version, the date of the alleged incident, the police station and the fact that no arrest has been made. Minute Mirror alone carried the parents' appeal to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to intervene and order the suspect's arrest. Dawn's published text stopped at the point of contacting the police for comment and did not carry that appeal.
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