An alleged rape victim committed suicide in front of a police station in Muzaffargarh district early Tuesday morning.
She was severely injured in self-immolation attempt and was taken to District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) Muzaffargarh and later referred to Multan Nishtar Hospital.
According to doctors, the woman doused her clothes with petrol and set herself on fire to protest against ‘non-provision of justice in a rape case’. They said they could not save her life as 80 per cent of her body was burnt.
District Police Officer (DPO) Owais Ahmed said the woman was a police informer and had helped CIA police apprehend a number of wanted criminals.
“In her statement to the doctor today she claimed that she was raped by Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Noor and a constable Adbul Qayyum but there is no First Information Report (FIR) registered in any police station of the district regarding the crime,” he said.
Earlier on Sunday, the woman had reached compromise with two police constables namely, Munna and Abdul Qayyum, in a robbery case. She had stated in an FIR that she was beaten and robbed of her valuables by the two constables but later reached a compromise and withdrew the case, said the DPO.
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of the suicide attempt and has ordered the District Police Officer (DPO) to immediately submit a report.
