RAHIM YAR KHAN, Aug 30: A woman alleged that some 10 policemen had kidnapped and raped her in Sadiqabad. Victim 'R' was going to her house from the market by a motor-rickshaw. On the way, three policemen in plainclothes boarded the vehicle and asked the driver to divert to Rashidabad.

Raising objection, the woman insisted the driver to drop her to Zorkot but he paid no heed to her request. Instead the driver took her to a vacant house where she was gang-raped.

Later on, the criminals took her to another house near Ghalla Mandi where seven other policemen were waiting for them. They also raped her. The victim identified the two policemen as Nasir Majeed and Zafar. However, the police refused to register a case against their colleagues on the report of the victim's husband.

The victim said that she could identify all the accused policemen, but the Sadiqabad City SHO presented some other policemen for identification just to save his colleagues.

When contacted, SHO Afzal Lodhi said that Nasir Majeed and Zafar along with other policemen had arranged a party at their house and 'R' was invited there as a singer. During the party, he said the policemen had a monetary dispute with the singer and she fabricated the story with the help of advocate Abdul Sattar.

However, the SHO did admit that he had registered a case number 310 on Sunday against two policemen Nasir Majeed and Zafar. Meanwhile, the victim urged the Bahawalpur DIG and Rahim Yar Khan DPO to register a case and take stern action against the accused policemen.

This was the second incident in which a singer was allegedly gang-raped by policemen. Earlier, two singers were kidnapped and gang-raped by policemen in Multan a few months ago. They had also identified the accused policemen, but their colleagues saved them by giving a twist to the case. The matter is now under judicial investigation.