MULTAN: Police on Wednesday started investigation into the allegations of a student of Bahauddin Zakariya University.

The girl alleged that she was raped by one of her class fellows. She alleged that she was harassed and threatened by four friends of the suspect and one of her teachers.

The girl appeared before SSP (Operation) Saifullah Khatak along with her father and informed him about the incident. The SSP directed Gulgashat SP Jaleel Imran to look into the matter who later sent her to centre for violence against women.

Talking to the media, the girl accused her class fellow of rape.

She said one of the faculty members invited her to his house to have a meeting with his family. “When I went there, the teacher, who was alone at the house, allegedly misbehaved with me.”

She said she had submitted a written application against six suspects, including the teacher, to the VC about the incident but no action was taken.

However, the BZU administration in a handout said no application was received to the VC by the complainant.

It said the girl even did not complain to the department chairman during the last one year.

“The matter will be inquired at university level. As per the available information no university teacher is involved in the matter as it is a private act outside the university,” it stated.

The handout said the university administration was unaware about the incident “but now the administration is cooperating with the police in connection with the investigation.”

SP Imran said the girl told the police that she did not submit any application to the VC.

“The girl is yet to be medically examined,” he said.

Published in Dawn, February 1st, 2018