RAWALPINDI: A woman was allegedly raped in the limits of the Civil Lines police, while a teenage minor was allegedly sexually assaulted in Sadiqabad.

A woman from Chaklala Scheme III lodged an FIR with the police stating that she had been working as a project director at a private company and went to the office to receive some documents from the CEO after tendering her resignation.

She said that when she went to the office, the CEO took her to his office in nearby Saddar, where another person she did not know was also present. She alleged that the CEO raped her and then escaped.

Separately, a teenage boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Sadiqabad, who also filmed him.

The victim’s father registered an FIR with police stating that his son was taken away by a man on his motorcycle. He said his son told him the man sexually assaulted him and filmed him.

The police have registered an FIR but the suspect has not been arrested.

Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2020

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