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4 booked for assaulting woman in Charsadda

CHARSADDA: Police have booked four persons for allegedly gang-raping a married woman in Azizabad area in the limits of Sardheri police station. Officials said the woman, a resident of Azizabad, reported that she was travelling from her in-laws’ residence to her parents’ house when four armed men allegedly intercepted her near Ibrahimzai Road. She alleged that one of the suspects stood guard with…

4 booked for assaulting woman in Charsadda

Charsadda police have booked four individuals for allegedly gang-raping a married woman in the Azizabad area of the Sardheri police station jurisdiction. The victim, who resides in Azizabad, reported that she was on her way to her parents' home from her in-laws' residence when a group of armed men attacked her near Ibrahimzai Road.

According to the victim, one suspect held a gun while the others transported her to nearby fields, where the assault occurred. The woman allegedly did not file a report immediately due to fear, only coming forward after her husband returned home. Following her complaint, police filed a case under Section 375-A of the Pakistan Penal Code against the four suspects named: Mishal, Taimur, Suleman, and Naseer.

Samples were collected from the woman and sent to the hospital for medical and forensic examination. Police stated that several teams are actively searching for the suspects, who fled the scene after the incident.

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