Pakistan: 15-year old mentally challenged Sikh girl raped inside ambulance

A 15-year-old mentally unstable Sikh girl was allegedly raped by two persons in an ambulance in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The incident took place almost 80 kms from Lahore.

According to reports, the girl was missing from Saturday night, when she did not return home, her family informed the Police. After searching from pillar to post, the girl’s father spotted an ambulance of Punjab Emergency Services Rescue 1122 parked at Nankana bypass.

“We heard a girl screaming inside the ambulance. We rushed to the vehicle and found two men were assaulting our girl,” he said. Adding that the accused fled and threw the girl out of the ambulance almost two kms away.

The family rushed the victim to the hospital where her condition stated to be stable. Both the accused have been identified as Ahsan Ali and Sameer Haidar.

Nankana city police official Nadim Ahmed told PTI that an FIR has been lodged against Ahsan Ali and Sameen Haider, both are the government employees of the Rescue 1122 emergency service. They have been arrested. “The victim has also undergone a medico-legal test and its report is awaiting,” he said.

Rescue 1122 spokesman Muhammad Farooq said that the department has formed a separate inquiry committee to probe the matter after placing the accused under suspension.

“This was the first such incident in the 14-year history of the Rescue 1122 as both the suspects violated their oath,” he told PTI.

“The department is fully cooperating with the police to ensure dispensation of justice in the case,” he added.

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