Lahore Regarding the alleged rape of a girl in a private college Punjab Police said on Tuesday that no evidence of the incident has been found so far while further investigation is underway.
A few days ago, a student of a private college was accused of a security guard of the college on social media abuse The news went viral, after which the police started their operation. However, students of the college protested outside the college on Monday and some students were injured in the crowd by the security personnel of the college.
In this regard, a video statement of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Defense Syeda Shahrbanu Naqvi was played on various channels on Monday, while Punjab Police also played a statement of Shahrbanu Naqvi on its social media platform X. is
In this statement, ASP Shahrabano Naqvi says: ‘The tragic situation in Lahore was due to disinformation. We heard that a student of a private college who was allegedly sexually assaulted was taken to a private hospital.’
He added: ‘We not only checked the records of the government hospital we are in, but also checked the records of the private hospital. This revealed that none of the raped girls were admitted to this hospital.’
He said in the statement that ‘the interesting thing is that the private hospital whose name is being taken does not deal with medico-legal cases, but even in the emergency of this hospital, such a case was not dealt with. After checking all the destinations of this hospital, it has come to light that the alleged victim did not go to this private hospital.
Similarly, he said in another video statement that ‘If anyone has evidence of abuse, bring it forward. He appealed that people should not abuse anyone on false news.’
A sad situation came to light in Lahore due to disinformation. We heard that a student of a private college who was allegedly raped has been taken to a private hospital. We not only checked the records of the government hospital we are in, but also that of the private hospital… pic.twitter.com/qwQwSMemJX
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In a statement released on Tuesday, the spokesperson of Punjab Police said that if any citizen has any information regarding the alleged incident, inform the Virtual Women Police Station.
According to the spokesperson: ‘Citizens can contact the virtual women police station by calling 15 or through the Women Safety app. The name of the informant will be kept confidential.
On the other hand, DIG Operations Lahore Faisal Kamran also held a press conference on Monday. In which he said that ‘no trace of the girl who was allegedly raped or her family has been found so far and no evidence has been found so far while all the CCTV footage of the college is also with the police. ‘
He said that despite this, the accused security guard has been detained by the police and further investigation is underway.
Another video statement of hers also came out in which she is standing with the father and uncle of a named victim girl.
While the father of the same girl stated that no incident of rape happened to his daughter but she had slipped in the house and is undergoing treatment in the hospital, her medical reports have been provided to the police.
High Level Committee
On the other hand, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has also formed a seven-member high-powered committee to investigate the case further.
The chief secretary of the province has been appointed as the convener of this high-level committee, while in addition to him, the secretary of home, higher education, health, special education and other officials will be members of the committee.
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The investigation committee will record the evidence of the rape case and the statements of the parties, as well as examine the police action and the college administration’s response to the incident and submit its report to the Chief Minister within 48 hours.
Student protest continues
Despite the formation of the committee, students of private colleges and other colleges also protested on Tuesday and staged a dharna at Charing Cross outside the Punjab Assembly.
Students protested in other cities of Punjab as well, while students vandalized the college building on Busan Road in Multan, on which some students were also detained by the police.
Director of private college of Lahore, Agha Tahir Ejaz, also issued a statement on social media platforms in which he said that the college administration not only on the day on which this incident is being reported, but also for seven days before that. The CTV footage has also been handed over to the police.
He said that the college administration called the homes of all the students who were absent from the college that day, but all those students were absent from the college based on their personal reasons, while the names of the girls are being taken in this case. Called their homes and checked, but there was no problem.’
He said that after the news came out on social media, the college administration checked all the hospitals and even different police stations, but no such case was reported anywhere.
He told the students that the college administration has given them the right to protest, but there has been no confirmation or evidence so far regarding the news circulating on social media.
The matter is under discussion in the Punjab Assembly
There was an uproar in the Punjab Assembly over the alleged rape of a female student in a private college, in which bitter sentences were exchanged between the government benches and the opposition.
Provincial Information Minister Uzma Bukhari said in the House of Punjab Assembly that ‘These people are now making accusations of raping girls, have mercy on the girls and don’t target them for your politics.’
During Uzma Bukhari’s speech, there was a commotion in the House, while there was an exchange of bitter words with the member of the opposition, Colonel retired Shoaib.
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