Kasur police arrest 4 in rape case
The suspects made a video of the alleged abuse to blackmail the boy’s parents
Police have arrested four suspects for allegedly raping a boy in the town of Phool Nagar in Kasur, again putting the district in the news for child sexual abuse.
The suspects also made a video of the crime to blackmail the family. The police registered a case against the suspects and also recovered videos and pictures.
According to police, the suspects already uploaded the photos and videos on social media after the victim’s family failed to pay them.
News of child sexual abuse has come from other cities, but in Kasur the frequency is higher and gangs are more organised.
After the rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab in the city in January, the government and various departments have started paying attention to cases of child sexual abuse.
According to data collected by the organisation Sahil, which works in child protection with a special focus on sexual abuse, as many as 11 cases of child sexual abuse are reported in Pakistan every day.
“In Pakistan, no law exists for protection, counselling or shelter of abused children,” Nazir Ahmad, Executive Director of Grassroot Organization for Development of Human Being (GODH), told Gulf News.