RAJANPUR – A case has been registered at Kot Mithan Police Station in District Rajanpur amid allegations that a woman was sexually assaulted inside mosque in Basti Mohib Ali area on October 15.
The FIR No. 771/26, registered under Sections 376 and 295 of PPC, mentioned unfornate incident at Masjid Faizan-e-Ali, near the old checkpost in Kot Mithan. The complainant, a resident of Kotla Naseer, alleged that Muhammad Hussain, son of Moosa Khan, who is prayer leader at a mosque in Basti Gorkhani Dreshak, had been in contact with the complainant’s paternal aunt, identified in FIR, widow of Khalil Ahmed Mero.
According to the written complaint, Shahina Mai travelled to Kot Mithan to get medicine when the accused allegedly lured her to the mosque and sexually assaulted her by force.
The complainant further alleged that he and several local residents, including Bahadur Ali and Fida Hussain, rushed to the location after hearing the woman’s cries for help. They reportedly found the accused allegedly assaulting the woman inside the mosque and restrained him at the scene.
Police officials reached the site after the complaint. Police sent the woman to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Rajanpur for a medical examination, accompanied by a female police constable.
Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) and crime scene personnel were also notified. According to the police record, the forensic team arrived at Basti Mohib Ali at approximately 1:50 p.m. on October 15 to process physical evidence.
The incident also raised outrage online due to the heinous crime committed by prayer leader and thats at prayer area.