Woman raped on pretext of ration

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GUJRAT: A woman was raped by a man in the name of distributing ration bag (food items) to the needy at village Katwar in the Kakarali police area.

The police said a woman had lodged a complaint on March 30, alleging that a man of her village had asked her to get the ration food items from his place. She went to his home where he raped her.

On her complaint, the police registered a case and took action.

A spokesman for the Gujrat police said the suspect was arrested within 24 hours of the registration of the case.

Published in Dawn, April 2nd, 2024

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