{
  "id": 14621977,
  "title": "Over 130 sexual assault, abduction cases registered in capital this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/over-130-sexual-assault-abduction-cases-registered-in-capital-this",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T05:21:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037184/over-130-sexual-assault-abduction-cases-registered-in-capital-this-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ISLAMABAD: In the first nine months of 2026, the capital police registered over 130 sexual assault cases and 709 kidnapping cases, according to sources. One gruesome case involved a 26-year-old woman abducted in Gangal, gang-raped, and later murdered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Police allegedly delayed registering the case to avoid medico-legal examination, then sealed the FIR under senior officers' orders. Out of the 132 sexual assault cases, 40 occurred in the Soan Zone, 32 in Saddar Zone, 25 in Rural Zone, 20 in Industrial Area, and 15 in City Zone. Twenty-nine cases involved gang rape, with victims including four boys, three girls, and a woman. Forty-six cases were registered under rape, with victims comprising 34 girls, five women, and three boys. Thirty-four cases were registered under kidnapping, with 19 boys and 15 girls as victims. Seven cases were registered under gunpoint kidnapping, and four gang rapes involved 18 boys, 15 girls, and a woman. Section 377 cases included eight instances, with six boys and one girl as victims. A dozen cases under section 364 involved kidnapping with intent to murder, while 52 cases under section 364-A involved kidnapping a person under 14. Additionally, 175 cases under section 365 involved kidnapping with intent to confine a person. In one incident, a man was abducted from F-6/1 and later found murdered in Mardan. Eleven cases under section 365-B involved kidnapping a woman for marriage. A dozen cases under section 496-A involved enticing or detaining a woman criminally, with 119 women, nine girls, and a boy affected. One case under section 396 involved kidnapping a girl and a woman. Police DIG Ali Waseem declined to comment on the incidents, stating there was a 100% recovery rate in kidnapping cases and most rape incidents were traced.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The capital police registered at least 132 sexual assault and 709 kidnapping cases in the federal capital from January 1 to September 30, 2026, sources told Dawn . One of the cases, the victim was kidnapped, taken out of Islamabad and murdered in KP. Recently, a 26-year-old woman was abducted and subjected to gang rape in Gangal. The sources in the police said the victim was returning…",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 130 sexual assault and 709 kidnapping cases registered in Islamabad this year.",
    "40 sexual assault cases in Soan Zone, 32 in Saddar Zone.",
    "Police delayed registering cases to avoid medico-legal examination."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}