MIRPURKHAS, Dec 23: Two sisters of a scheduled caste community were allegedly subjected to gang-rape by three armed men in Faqeer Ilyas Mangrio village near Aatana Mori in Sindhri taluka on Thursday.

An FIR lodged by the girls' brother said that his sisters, aged 16 and 21 years, had gone to nearby field in the wee hours to answer call of nature when the three men gang-raped them at gunpoint.

The victims told reporters at Civil Hospital Mirpurkhas where were sent for medical check-up that Ali Akbar Shar, Talib Shar and Ahmed Machhi subjected them to gang-rape and torture when they resisted.

Dr Rahila Khaskheli said that preliminary examination showed evidence the sisters had been tortured and raped.

Phuladiyoon police have registered a case against the three accused but made no arrests till late Friday evening.

POLICE CRITICISED: Three residents of Deh 109, Mirpurkhas taluka, have accused Town police of failing to arrest main accused in a murder attempt case.

Arif Rajput, Jabbar Baloch and Bhutto Baloch told a press conference on Friday that three days ago Lal Mohammad alias Lalo, Asghar, Aurangzeb Mughal and an unidentified man injured Naveed and Rasheed Rajput and they were admitted to civil hospital in serious condition.

They said that an FIR was lodged against the accused police only arrested Lal Mohammad Makrani and Asghar but did not arrest the main accused Aurangzeb Mughal.

Aurangzeb again opened fire at their houses and was moving about freely in the area, they said and urged the DIG and the SSP of Mirpurkhas to ensure arrest of the accused.