Karachi, Jan. 21 (TNS): Two men have been handed 22-year prison sentences by the Additional District and Session Court in Malir after they were found guilty of gang-rape of a blind, mentally challenged girl.
Judge Shafi Muhammad Perzada also ordered the two men, Sajid and Muneer, to pay a combined sum of Rs100,000 to the victim. One of the accused, who was on bail, has now been ordered back to prison after the judge canceled his bail.
According to reports, Rahim Yar Khan resident Rashid Ahmed had been visiting his son-in-law for medical help regarding his mentally-challenged daughter on May 5, 2016 when Sajid and Muneer burst into their house and took the whole family hostage.
The culprits then proceeded to beat the blind girl, and gang-raped her before fleeing the house.
Although the testimony of the girl could not be presented in court, eye-witnesses identified the culprits and a medical team also gave their expert advice in the case.
