ISLAMABAD: The Margalla police have registered a case of kidnapping on the complaint of an Uzbek girl who said she had been subjected to rape but made no arrest.

Police sources told Dawn on Tuesday that initially the police hesitated to register the case as the accused were “well connected”.

It was registered on Sunday under PPC 365-B and 376. Doctors at Pims medically examined the complainant and their report is still awaited.

Ms Mateeva Elena, the Uzbek complainant, had to seek help of the District and Sessions Court, which called the police and declared their excuses for not registering the case unsatisfactory.

“It seems to be a dispute between two prostitution gangs to destroy the other,” said a police officer.

In his view, full investigation may lead to shocking disclosures about big-shots and senior officials of different departments and ministries.

“My lawyer will talk to you,” replied one of the accused, when approached by Dawn for comments.

Her lawyer Munir Ranjha later called to say the allegation was baseless.

Ranjha was surprised at the registration of the case against his client, who is in restaurant business. He said she was a Tajik abandoned by her Pakistani husband. She is residing in Pakistan for 20 years and her latest restaurant was under construction in the Diplomatic Enclave.

Ranjha said the allegation that she was in prostitution business was levelled by rivals, including a Tajik woman in that business, to damage her reputation and business.

He also claimed that Elena was arrested in February by FIA, but was released as prostitution business is tempting for many.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Margalla Circle Amir Niazi was reluctant to talk about the case. “I have no information about the case,” he said.

In her First Information Report to the police she stated that the accused telephoned her on October 8, asking for a meeting that “will be beneficial to me”. Next day two men and a woman took her to G-11 Markaz.

Elena said she knew the accused but nothing about their business. She said on the way the escorts offered her to work in their prostitution business.

“I was shocked and uttered only the words ‘please drop me, at which one man pulled out a pistol and pointed it at me,” she stated. One of the accused then blind folded her and put her in a room at some unknown place where they beat her up.

Elena claimed the alleged kidnappers snatched her mobile, wristwatch, cash, gold ornaments and documents, and kept her hungry.

Later the two male escorts allegedly raped her. They used me like animal,” she stated. When she regained her senses after the ordeal, she found the two persons asleep and the door open.

“I came out and saw nobody in the house. I found some clothes in another room, put them on and escaped. I took a taxi to a friend’s house I had some idea about her residence,” she said.

Elena said she then arranged legal assistance for herself.

Despite several attempts, she was not available for direct comments to Dawn.

Police said that no arrests had been made so far. Telephone call records of the accused and the complainant have been sought to help the investigations.

Published in Dawn, November 26th, 2014