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SHEIKHUPURA: A college girl allegedly raped by five policemen last week made an attempt on Monday to end her life, sources said.

All the five suspects -  members of the Mohafiz Force - are at large.

Daughter of a factory worker, the girl was taken to the DHQ hospital after the family members foiled her bid to hang herself with a ceiling fan in her home at Ghang village.

According to reports, the suspected Mohafiz Force men were on patrol on Railway Road on Friday evening when they stopped the 16-year-old girl who was returning home from tuition along with her cousin.

The policemen allegedly threatened the girl's male cousin with dire consequences, making him to leave the place.

The policemen allegedly took the girl to a house on Mandiala Road and raped her.

She was then left at a desolate place, unconscious. Passersby spotted her and brought her to her house.

On Saturday, a large number of people held a demonstration in front of the district police offices, demanding immediate arrest of the five policemen.

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