Pakistan village council punishes rapists sister

Islamabad July 31 (IANS) A village council (Panchayat) in Punjab province has ordered a suspected rapists sister to marry the rape survivors husband as a punishment it was reported n Monday.

The 14-year-old was married to the rape survivor s husband upon the Panchayat s orders in Chichawatni a Geo TV report said.

According to the police Rafique Ahmad allegedly raped a married woman.

Following this few members from the woman s family came to Rafique s residence and took along at gun point his 14-year-old sister.

The girl was then forced to marry the rape survivor s husband at a local landlord s property.

Police registered a case against 10 suspects including the head of the Panchayat.

The police arrested five of the suspects and sent them to the prison whereas five others secured bail from a court.

Last week in a horrific incident in Multan members of a panchayat ordered the rape of a 16-year-old girl as punishment for a rape allegedly committed by her brother.

--IANS
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