Man jailed for 10 years in rape case in Karachi
KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to 10-year imprisonment for raping a woman at a guest house in Clifton in 2025. Additional District and Sessions Judge (South) Abdul Zahoor Chandio also imposed a Rs200,000 fine on convict Asad Anwar, directing him to pay it to the rape survivor as compensation. According to state prosecutor Irfana Qadri, the accused was working for a marketing…
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a woman at a guest house in Karachi, according to a recent court ruling. The victim, who was a new employee at the company where the accused worked, informed the perpetrator that she wished to resign after four to five days of training. However, the accused insisted she stay and took her to a guest house, where he sexually assaulted her.
CCTV footage and room booking details corroborated the survivor's account, and DNA evidence supported her claim. The court imposed a Rs200,000 fine on the convicted man, Asad Anwar, to be paid to the rape survivor as compensation. The defense argued that the victim's late complaint was not a valid defense, as there is no automatic dismissal of such cases due to delayed reporting.
The case was registered under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code at the Boat Basin police station.
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