10 March 2005	Thursday	28 Muharram 1426

QUETTA, March 9: A judicial tribunal which inquired into the criminal assault on a lady doctor in Sui has said in its report that the involvement of Defence Security Guard personnel in the case could not be proved in the light of statements recorded by the tribunal during its proceeding.

According to the report, the key points of which were released by the Balochistan government here on Wednesday, the tribunal, headed by Justice Ahmed Khan Lashari of the Balochistan High Court, did not point out involvement of any person (or persons) in the rape case and did not direct the government or police to conduct investigations against any person.

The report said that only one person had assaulted the lady doctor, twice during the night, while another man stayed outside the room which proved that it was not a case of gang rape. The report indicated that the lady doctor was not ready to lodge a report about the incident, so police did not register a case in accordance to her wish.

The report said the tribunal recorded the statement of the Dera Bugti nazim in which he said that he had been informed by unknown people by telephone about the incident. He said he had informed the district coordination officer and other authorities about the incident on the basis of rumours already doing the rounds about the involvement of DSG personnel in the case.

According to the report, the lady doctor said in her statement that the lock of the corridor door leading to her house could not be opened without having been broken. She herself had locked all the doors, including the grill of the corridor, the main gate and her bedroom. It proved that the person involved in the case had made a proper plan for entering her room.

Referring to the reaction of the provincial government, the tribunal said that in view of the sensitive nature of the incident, the government had decided to expand the scope of investigation for the arrest of real culprits. Used and unused condoms found in the bedroom were with the police as evidence for DNA test.

The report asked the police to expand the scope of its investigation regarding the DNA test by inquiring people not only within the premises of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited plant but also outside the PPL premises to arrest the real culprit.