Teenage boy raped in police station

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SHEIKHUPURA: Warburton police arrested one of their colleagues on Monday for allegedly raping a teenage boy in the police station.

Nankana District Police Officer Shahzada Sultan visited the police station. The alleged rape victim was taken into custody on Wednesday in a mobile phone theft case.

The alleged rapist took the boy from the lockup to a room and raped him.

Station House Officer (SHO) Yaqoob Virk and other officials were alerted by the cries of the boy. They held the low-rank official under Section 377 of the Pakistan Penal Code and 155-C/4479 of the Police Order 2002.

The DPO also suspended the SHO from service and ordered a case against him for keeping the boy in the lock-up without any case for three days. He said the SHO should have produced him before a judicial magistrate right after taking him into custody. The DPO said the boy was a habitual thief. Earlier the Bhikhi police in Sheikhupura had arrested him in a similar case.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2015

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Zak

Aug 25, 2015 09:44am

He should be sent to Arkham Asylum for treatment.

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hellboy

Aug 25, 2015 09:56am

pedophilia disease.

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khan

Aug 25, 2015 10:01am

What a shame

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mehdi

Aug 25, 2015 10:18am

What in the world. ....

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Sadiq Ali Bohra

Aug 25, 2015 11:10am

It shows the state of mindset. i wont say mindset of whole pakistan or regionally, south asia. but we should agree that a large proportion of the populace is trapped in this thinking. maybe too much exposure of these kind of news is the main reason. because before that, everyone with these kinds of thoughts felt guilt from inside for his dirty thoughts but now he feels like everyone is doing so its not that wrong.

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shah G

Aug 25, 2015 11:52am

Can you expect any justice/safety/sympathy/honesty from these type of police? If not then where to go to get these?

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Aug 25, 2015 11:56am

The boy's crime did not deserve physical abuse. Shame on the protectors of law. We have become a sick society where we are unable to protect vulnerable people.

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waseem

Aug 25, 2015 12:10pm

Politicized Police cannot maintain law & order.

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Aug 25, 2015 12:16pm

Disgusting. Even kids are not safe in Pakistan.

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Ashok

Aug 25, 2015 12:21pm

How can boy be raped.

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Zak

Aug 25, 2015 12:23pm

The policeman who has violated, law of the land, law of the police regulations, law of iman and law of humanity, should be sent to ATC for speedy punishment, maybe even the ultimate one. This will be mercy for him as the relatives of the boy will hound this disgraced policeman to do their own justice.

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Muhammad

Aug 25, 2015 12:24pm

@shah G the problem is that government ministers don't consider this a serious crime, see what was and has been their stance in Kasur case, and how police behaved there in Kasur and elsewhere in the province depoliticizing police is the only solution which PMLN and Sharif brothers can hardly afford! They are winning elections and ruling the country with the help of police

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Sky

Aug 25, 2015 12:43pm

Shame

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Changez_Khan

Aug 25, 2015 12:54pm

Somebody should tell this Policeman it is "Serve and Protect" NOT "Catch and Rape". The Policeman should be prosecuted and put behind bars for good.

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UFO

Aug 25, 2015 01:14pm

@Ashok Question of the century!

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Madhusudan

Aug 25, 2015 01:14pm

Very bad childrens are exploited.

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Aug 25, 2015 01:16pm

@Ashok the vast term of rape can be used for sexual assault as well.

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Naz

Aug 25, 2015 01:17pm

I wonder what action would be there if criminal was a high ranking official ?

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Saif

Aug 25, 2015 01:18pm

This news just ripped my soul apart...The only question I have for the perpetrator of this heinous,disgusting,appalling,monstrous,treasonous,inhumane crime is..Who are you?..What are you?..

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lala

Aug 25, 2015 01:30pm

@y oh really ?

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Sanzer

Aug 25, 2015 01:53pm

And the police officer would have justified his actions believing he taught him a lesson. Its a disease that's eating our society from the inside out.

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muhammad ahmed khan

Aug 25, 2015 01:57pm

there are more criminals in police than in jails. others should learn from KPK police system.

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Abdulla Hussain

Aug 25, 2015 01:59pm

Shame is too small word for this policeman. Lets see what punishment is given to him & how soon. This is a case not involving much investigation & motive, the punishment against him should take weeks not months & years.

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tochi

Aug 25, 2015 02:10pm

@Ashok Sodomised if you prefer this word.

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Muhammad Ali

Aug 25, 2015 02:15pm

I still don't understand the motive behind this, it's not normal, what are we turning into?

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Zafar Ahmed

Aug 25, 2015 02:27pm

@Zak Not to ATC but to military courts !

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WasimKarachi

Aug 25, 2015 03:04pm

We blame India for all the rape story but how far are we with so many sexual abuses of children in Pakistan. sad story of our country.

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Gaurav Arya

Aug 25, 2015 03:32pm

@WasimKarachi - Both India and Pakistan suffer from such problems. This kind of rape has happened in police lockup in India also. Both countries police are seriously mentally damaged. Its just that in India people have started speaking up frequently and the stigma attache to rape, while still there, is not so much of a deterrent. Crimes get reported. Police is totally politicised and incompetent on both sides of the border.

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NoFame

Aug 25, 2015 03:55pm

Disgusting and disgraceful - such a shame !! Are these people are the protectors of the law? These are suppose to be exemplary for the civilians - nothin more than schmuggs !! Tie him with a vehicle and drag him all around the city !!

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Imran Soomro

Aug 25, 2015 03:55pm

The rapist police official's brutality is beyond the pale. With his heinous act, would the boy renounce theft? Death sentence to rapists is the need of the hour to control this heinous and horrific crime through immediate legislation.

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Qamar

Aug 25, 2015 03:55pm

PMLN have ruled Punjab for most part of the last thirty five years. See, what they have done to police by recruiting their loyalists and criminals into police.

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sandeep

Aug 25, 2015 04:17pm

accused face should be shown to whole world..let the world see this cruel face

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M. Siddique

Aug 25, 2015 04:17pm

Severe punishment is in order.

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Rocket

Aug 25, 2015 04:28pm

Would he be stoned for this

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sam

Aug 25, 2015 04:30pm

Cruelty and Barbarism at its peak in Islamic Republic of Pakistan...

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Asgher Ali

Aug 25, 2015 04:38pm

Ian speechless. This is the lowest one gets down to. Maybe we should bring back mob lynching practice for such incidents.

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Abdul

Aug 25, 2015 05:09pm

Should be punished under Sharia Law. Immediate Justice

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S.W.

Aug 25, 2015 06:19pm

It is time to institute public hangings for taxpayer-paid government employees when they commit such disgusting abuses. When those who uphold the law do such things, they must be given exemplary punishments.

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gerry dcunha

Aug 25, 2015 07:31pm

it's Shame to know that police stations are meant for protection not for rape and extortion - there should be hard and fast rules inside the police station and the sho should be responsible for any misdoings

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Asif

Aug 25, 2015 07:34pm

Polce is investigating Kasur child abuse case.

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irfan ur tehman

Aug 25, 2015 08:05pm

punjab police is very much bad even they raping

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REFORM

Aug 25, 2015 09:41pm

A teenager arrested by police for whatever reasons was subject to rape in police lock up in Islamic republic state.Who will care for it? Only social media, nd newspapers have moral duty to put up resistance against evil forces which are abundant in all segments of our society. Why we have legislators, public representatives? What are their responsibilities? Will Khadim e alla,Chief Minister of Punjab, take strong action against the culprits. The DPO, should also be made accountable for lack of negligence/ monitoring in his domain.

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S. A. M.

Aug 25, 2015 11:49pm

we would not know what turned the boy into a thief but it is very anticipated that he will repeat the same act of sodomy on another minor.

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holysmoke

Aug 26, 2015 01:06am

@Zak : You can't treat that "disease"! The law can only label them as "sexual offenders" for life and monitor them. Some may live to become law-abiding persons by legal definition under constant monitoring.

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Asad Khan

Aug 26, 2015 01:16am

@Ashok Easy.

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illawarrior

Aug 26, 2015 06:42am

@Philosopher (from Japan) Forced sodomy is considered to be rape.

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