Rapist of deaf & dumb woman identified through DNA test
Karimullah
BOONI (UPPER CHITRAL): Police have arrested a young man for raping a special person (deaf and dumb and mentally-disturbed woman) after which she became pregnant.
On April 22, 2024, the unmarried woman, a resident of Ovir, aged about 40 years, gave birth to a baby girl.
The Lot Ovir police took notice of a complaint by brother of the woman on which the police launched an investigation.
As the rape victim could not speak and neither understands sign language, police questioned some neighbors who used to visit the house of the woman and conducted their DNA tests.
Later, the samples of one of them identified as Imdadullah, aged 22 years, matched with that of the newborn baby. The young man also confessed to raping the woman multiple times.
The police registered a case under section 376 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and arrested him. It’s the first of its kind case in Chitral in which the police have reached a culprit through the DNA test.
According to the police, the rape victim lives with her brother and a sister and their parents have died.
Section 376 of the PPC states, “Whoever, except in the cases provided for by sub-section (2), commits sexual assault shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to fine.”
What a shame for the people of Chitral. What a shame for the people of Oveer. The accused should be stoned to death. He must be named and shamed. His pictures should be made viral on social media. The people of the area must get united to give him an examplary punishment as he does not deserve any mercy. Period.