Faisalabad, Pakistan –
A 15-year-old Christian boy, Sian Sadiq, son of poor laborer Sadiq Masih, was brutally Raped by 4 Muslim males whereas working at an area barber store. The boy, compelled into little one labor as a result of household’s poverty, was Raped by Saqlain Zahoor, Zahir Zahoor, Hasnain, and Ehsan Shahnawaz, who additionally filmed the crime and threatened to leak the video on-line if he reported it.
When the boy’s father, Sadiq Masih, confronted the accused, he was crushed and threatened at gunpoint. Regardless of his speedy try to file a police grievance, native authorities initially refused to register the case. Solely after strain from influential Christian leaders was the household capable of meet the SSP Faisalabad, who ordered the Medina City Police Station to take motion.
An FIR No. 2862/25 has now been registered, and all 4 Culprits have been arrested. Police have taken them for DNA and medical examinations, after which they are going to current the culprits earlier than the Session Court docket for remand.
Our group was approached by the native Christian group to make sure authorized illustration for the sufferer’s household. We’ve got formally taken the case and can proceed to pursue justice in court docket.
This tragic case as soon as once more highlights the alarming rise in sexual violence towards minors in Pakistan. Every single day, each younger ladies and boys turn out to be victims of such heinous crimes. Whereas authorities businesses and police have made some efforts to deal with this disaster, way more should be carried out to guard weak kids and ship justice immediately.
