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2-year-old girl allegedly raped by neighbour in Islamabad
Islamabad police on Monday night arrested a suspect for allegedly raping a 2-year-old girl in Bhara Kahu area.
According to a first information report (FIR) of the incident, the minor child had gone to her grandparents' house in the neighbourhood in the morning. When the girl's mother came out looking for her a while later, she could not find the child at the grandparents' house.
The minor girl later came out crying from another house in the neighbourhood.
The grandmother of the child then went inside the house where the girl had emerged from. A suspect, who was reportedly living in the house on a rental basis, was allegedly hiding in a bathroom of the house.
When the woman knocked on the door, the man came out from the bathroom and, before he was asked anything, started saying that he "didn't do anything", the child's mother said.
According to the mother, she had seen blood stains on the clothes of the child. She said she took her daughter to a hospital where the doctor directed them to visit the police first. Later, she said, the child was taken to the Polyclinic Hospital where a doctor after an initial examination said she had been raped.
Police have registered a case and arrested the suspect. However, they are awaiting the medico-legal report for further legal action.
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What an insane, mind-boggling, heart-breaking and soul-searching tragedy? Are we still living in the dark ages?
How can you leave a 2 yr old out on the street alone? the parents should be sued for criminal negligence.
What is wrong with people?
Very unfortunate incident - However, how doctors could directed the victim and their family who has suffered traumatic incident of rape to visit Police Station First. Why Medical Legal Officer and police investigators were not called at the hospital, for further investigation of the case and further police to reach the crime scene and arrest the culprit.
The perpetrator should be given exemplary punishment.
Such a sickening, shameful and disgusting act.
He should have very harsh jail terms..
Our world needs to crumble now. We are not worthy of living
Pakistan must implement the punishment as per shariah for these cases.
@sameera, Parents fault ? Surprising comment !
Even, dark ages would've been more civilized, I'd say!
Insanity has crossed all limits. Frustration in the mind of those living alone, unmarried till 35 to 40, or living without their wives go for such heinous crimes. Parents should take care of kids no matter what it takes to do.
Why publishing such news DAWN?
He must be punished openly in order to avoid such type of cases please....
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, Your dictionary seems to be having only few words that you keep repeating no matter what the article.
What to say? Inhumane? Don't worry, no action will be taken against the culprit.....there are many child abuse cases going on regular basis and we remain mute spectator.....
Shame on the man, who rapped innocent girl. Man has not been understood in human beings.
Very tragic, I feel disgusted as a human being. Humanity shall weep today.
what type of brutal and barbaric society are we? I can't even imagine the mental trauma through which the innocent little angel would have been through? We must enforce exemplary punishments on such heinous crimes so that no one dares to do them afterward!
Not blaming the parents here but if we look back at previous incidents pattern is the same where children are left alone or sent somewhere who don't pay much attention. Children are abused by neighbours, sometimes relatives(people close to the family) . I wouldn't say it's a growing prob in our society because it has existed for decades, thankfully these cases are being reported but the sad part is that we always turn a blind eye thinking that probably it's a one time thing. I think govt should bring a training programme for couples who wish to have babies and for those parents who have children of less than 14y. Because ultimately it's only the parents who care and suffer.
@sameera, agreed
@ salaria, such things didn't existed in dark ages
Heart bursting news. There shld be enough awareness on the need to protect girl childs
Barbaric. What is worst is that before getting medical attention, they had to see the police. This needs to change in Pakistan.
Animals!!
@ABCD, so you want to live in the dark ages too, where cases like these werent reported and people just mourned over it for the rest of their lives? Things dont get solved unless they come forward
Lake of education in our society.
@Pakistan Lover, absolutely ryt..
I am speechless! What the hell!!!
Learn from nature. Animals would never do this
~rols
If punishment of these incidents is not severe, till then these cases will occur. People are so uneducated ..!!
@sameera, shame on you and your thinking ... parents fault?? It is your parents fault who did not educate you well
I feel sick reading this.
Disgusting and sickening.
These criminals are worst than animals.
It’s not lack of education it’s lack of punishment People know nothing will happen to them after committing a crime like this. Bribe takes care of criminals
ABSOLUTELY disgusting. These ppl need educating
@sameera, valid point
@sameera. There is no indication that the parents were negligent. Yet you blame the parents.
Shattered
2 yr old? Who are these animals.
This is an unspeakable act of cruelty and mental depravity that is becoming more commonplace than we know; easily accessible sexual content in the media nowadays is creating monsters and destroying innocent children.
How shame this is... I think these are animals in the skin of human
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, well said. It is because easy access to XXX porn sites on internet - main cause of creating paedophiles and sex predators in the youth of our civil society, comprising of 64% of the total population. Unless a complete ban to such sites is not imposed, these vulnerable children will remain unsafe, and such rapes and murders, as a consequency to conceal such crimes, will keep on happening every now and then across the country.
Tip of an iceberg. We are shocked with just a sample. But the mindset of people is so corrupt
Please dont compare them with animals, even animal dont do such things.
@sameera, or certain measures should be taken by the government against such crimes and such disgusting men. They can set an example by punishing them so they would be filled with fear before committing such an act. The thing is they are aware no strict action will be taken against their "lust" so they feel comfortable with causing a lifelong trauma and pain for girls. These political figures sitting there with such power do not care so why such monsters would get scared?
@sameera, dnt we all hv been playing whole day outside at streets,all alone and fearless?those wr gud days,when we wr living among human beings,I remember children of neighbours wr considered as own children....bt now a stray child is more vulnerable than a stray chicken
He is not Muslim
such a shamefull.I feel very sad and i pray for that cute little giri
i pray for that Girl
Why did the hospital send them to the police station first? They should have admitted her and then asked the police to come over to register the report. They got it backwards.
Government must implement early age marriage.when a man touchs 20 years government should force his parents for marriage of their son.
This is just tip of an iceburg. Just a brief reflection of a major breakdown of normal social fabric. The nation has failed to respond to such inhuman crime. Simply unacceptable. To respond and intervene takes long time to make any positive impact. Disgraceful.
@Zeeshan Ahmed , yes you said right
@Goolam Dawood, well, parents are also responsible. I mean, come on, that poor little soul is only 2 years old. How could you let a toddler go out of your sight? As far as the perpetrator, he should be made an example so no one dare even think of committing such barbaric act.
No words to describe the pain to hear this shocking news. I’m sure justice will be done provided this man is poor. If he is rich, he will be a free man.
A suggestion- make moral education, awareness creation, their enforcement n monitoring compulsory to all ages,sects in schools,colleges,companies,home,events etc
This guy wold be beheaded if he would do this in Saudi, In Pakistan, no one can even proof the case, pathetic investigation talents
@Hu Zhi Yuan Dr , why twist her comment!! She is not only faulting parents but she has a valid point here. Everyone knows beasts are roaming outside then how could they send her outside all by herself. They are also responsible here.
@Shwetanshu Acharya, seems like you are focussed on his english word.. make me laugh though
@Muzammal Ali, it's the fault of too much Net and so called 'openness '. Many frustrated young men are growing up watching pornographic material in Net cafes and such sleazy places and there is no proper or sensible regulation of such activity. In addition, many young men are victims of drug addiction and have lost a sense of morality, of difference between right and wrong. What is our society becoming, in what abyss are we falling? Dawn and other media must open up this serious debate in public and give fresh and creative solutions. We must evolve as a society or collapse.
Plz raise your voice aginst sach type of bad elements..i condem
The offence of rape can not be proved by mere circumstances evidence.
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, You had doubts?
Why victim has to go to police station before they get medical assistance this law or procedure must be change
@ABCD, yes, let's hide this and pretend it doesn't happen.
@Samar Mehdi, Animals don't commit such crimes in their "society".
What is happening in Pakistan look at the age of the girl only two years old. These types of criminal. Activaties happening in an Islamic state.what is going with our sociteis where no one is safe.
Psychologists should study, why this in human phenomena is common in Pakistan. How can any body in his senses be so cruel to innocent children. There should be some way out to save our children.
@sameera, I tend to agree with you.
@Pakistan Lover, good points raised see.
@sameera, there should be more knowledge placed in minds of rapers not to do rape because what is life for any child because boys and girls both get raped arent they even allowed to roam freely in there nieghboorhood
tho she was young
What in the actual hell!? Only 2 years old! What is wrong with society?..
no
there is nothing have idea
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, apparently...for us Muslims these are our darkest hours..!!
@ABCD, because true and fearless media show mirror to awam and instead of living in deniel mode better to accept bitter truth so society can learn from mistake and prepare for better Future.
Pakistan is the only country in the world where our pathetic leaders and lawmakers never made the law enforcing hospitals to treat the patient without first lodging an FIR. A person could be bleeding to death but the hospital refuses to perform life saving measure unless an FIR is lodged, shameful.
Every other day we are seeing these types of incidents happening in our Country. There must be some network & thinking behind it. This isn't just a rape this is something very very serious. This issue must be resolved now because its becoming the cancer of the Humanity.
@RAJ KUMAR , lake or lack
A child below 4 years must never be left alone by the parents.
I am not clear whether such issues be published in newspapers?
Parents DO NOT Trust anyone when it comes to your child!!!The sad reality is kids are most often abused by some one known to the family. Unfortunate but true.
@sameera, Yes please blame the victims.
The society, particularly males, require thorough education in ethics and morality, but where to find appropriate pedagogues in humanism?
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, dear Dr. I don't think this kind of crimes used to happen in dark ages..this only happen in today's enlightened period...
All tall talk - there will be no conviction.
Sadly situation is same all across south Asia.
@sameera, that is negligence, however, it doesn't absolve the criminal ...It is a ghastly crime committed by an obsessed adult. In no circumstances can you exonerate the criminal and blame the parents for their apathetic attitude
Sick, Morally Degraded, Pathetic minds.. Mirror of a Society..Tip of the Iceberg....
@sameera, sister i totally agree with you
@Hu Zhi Yuan Dr , how can you explain leaving a 2 year old alone especially in this day and age?
@sameera, don’t you think the parents have been through enough? Do you have children?
@sameera, Wright
@sameera So the Child, or any teenage girl should be kept in Home jail, and not to allow them live freely, because monsters are in loose.
@abdul malik, Lake is right. Pakistan has a lake of education. Whereas India has an ocean of education.
@Lahore Vivek, It also happen to boy children. Predators / child molesters dont care whether it is a boy or a girl. They are just looking for prey.
Animals
@Farzad, i’agree with you. it’s not parents fault.
@sameera, you should be blaming the rapist instead of the parents here. keep your priorities straight.
@sameera, I live in Delhi and I tottaly Agree with you. This world is a very dangerous place and I am not sure how can a parent let a 2 year old out in the street all alone.
@Abraham D Haque, it has nothing to do with any religion.simply worse than animals
What’s a 2 year old doing all alone in a non family members home ? Where are the child’s guardians?
@sameera, Dont blame the parents , have we become such a society that 2 years can be raped, think about your statement.
@Naveed, I dont agree with you , are you blaming parents. you may be parent or would become a parent someday think over it.
It’s the responsibility of their parents. 2 years old child are so innocent baby. Why they leave alone!
shame on this man
@Raghvan, which ocean are you talking about? With 72% adult literacy rate well below SriLanka (92.2%), Mynamar (93.1%) and China (96.3%), as regionally lagging behind, you have Decades to go even to meet world’s average literacy rate of 86.2%. By having 13% edge over Pakistan literacy rate of 58.5%, does not make an ocean of knowledge. Review before you exaggerate, like always, in your comments.
Pakistan parents have no clue as to how to protect even their own children. There are no one out there teachings poor Pakistani basic skills to survive. Where are the concerned citizens, somethings are done by civilized socities ,where the educated citizens bring up others. This incident shows, laws are not enough, education is needed, the skills in basic saftey,is a must! Please, the media, also needs education,hope they name and shame the man,and not put up the picture of the child,the victim!
The propagation by media about this sort of crimes has made it easy for the offender and made the children of the tender age vulnerable
@sameera, you are right