PESHAWAR, Dec 15: A court on Thursday sent to a relief centre a woman who had been allegedly forced into prostitution by her husband. Judicial Magistrate Malik Amjid Raheem ordered that the woman, Laiqa, should be kept in the Women Crisis Centre.

The court ordered the SHO of the Faqirabad police station to register a case against the woman’s husband Hamidullah Khan in the light of her statement.

The woman had initially filed a complaint with police under Section 107 of the Criminal Procedure Code, requesting that her husband should be detained because of his immoral behaviour.

When the case came up for hearing before the court, the presiding officer decided to summon the woman to ascertain the position.

The woman appeared before the court and her statement was recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC. She stated that she was married to Hamidullah about six years ago and she had three children.

She said that her husband had forced her into prostitution and she was fed up with her life.

She said her husband tortured her when she refused to submit to his demand.

She said she no longer wanted to live with her husband.

The court inquired from her if she was willing to go to a shelter house and ordered that she should be kept in the crisis centre.