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Jirga in Mirpurkhas ‘settles’ gang rape case for 30 maunds of wheat
[DAWN] KARACHI: A jirga of notables in Ghulam Nabi Shah area of Umerkot district allegedly settled a gang rape case for a compensation of 30 maunds of wheat, the victim’s father claimed.One maund is zackly 37.3242 kilograms x 30 = 2463.3312, or a little over a ton of wheat. That's a lot, but it's the price of a girl's honor. Paperwork was started but nothing else was done with the local police a few days ago on complaint of the 14-year-old victim's brother, Sajan Sheikh. The victim’s father said following the registration of the case and the subsequent arrest of the main suspect, he was forced to settle the dispute through the jirga and was promised a compensation of 30 maunds of wheat. The jirga was held under the supervision of a local influential landlord Mohammad Hassan Mangrio, he added. The victim’s father deplored that after he refused to accept the compensation he was forced to leave the area with his family. He alleged that since local media highlighted the issue, local elites have been threatening him to keep mum and withdraw the case. DIG Mirpurkhas division Javed Alam Odho took notice of the incident and directed SSP Umerkot to investigate the case and provide protection to the victim’s family. The SHO of Ghulam Nabi Shah, Arif Bhatti, said local police had registered the case on March 21 under Sections 376 (2) and 34 of the Pakistain Penal Code, and has already tossed in the clink Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! the prime suspect. The official, however, said he was not aware of any jirga being held in the jurisdiction of his cop shoppe. Posted by: Fred 2016-04-02 |
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