Gang-rape victim denies allegations, takes U-turn

MULTAN: The incident of Dera Ghazi Khan alleged gang-rape at the hands of the accused Junaid Joyia proved fake, mysterious and incorrect, The News learnt Saturday.

First the complainant lodged a complaint of gang-rape with police, later she submitted an affidavit contradicting the FIR contents and said it was a ‘misunderstanding’. As per details, the Multan resident, Sehrish Batool, had lodged a complaint with Dera Ghazi Khan Civil Lines Police, alleging that Junaid Joyia and his accomplices gan-raped her at gun point. Further, the complainant provided her personal details in the FIR No 31/21 including her Multan address, phone number and CNIC number. The News probed the contents of complainant provided in the FIR and searched the cellular record but found that the cell phone sim was issued at the name of another lady Zubaida Khatoon instead of Sehrish Batool.

Senior lawyers said that under the new laws if a person uses a sim which is registered at another name, would be considered a crime. Further, the complainant provided her CNIC number in the FIR was probed by The News probed but the NADRA record showed ‘Record Not Found’. The complainant’s address written in the FIR was also found incomplete. Police said the matter was under investigation keeping in view the complaint’s allegations.

The medical of the complainant is due and police tracing the complainant. Meanwhile, the complainant Sehrish Batool has submitted her statement on an affidavit, stating that she is a student of LLB final year. She visited Dera Ghazi Khan on January 21 and incorrectly reported at 15 that she had been gang-raped.

The complainant said that she was under stress and mentally disturb at that time. She said that she is not interested in pursuing her complaint.

“Neither she wants any action against the accused nominated in her complaint, nor will she undergo medico legal formalities.”