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After touring Bahrain they were returning to Mingora General Bus Stand in a taxi when two policemen stopped the vehicle at Angro Dherai.
Under the pretext of investigation the officers took the pair to a local hotel in Faza Gat, locked the husband in a separate room and allegedly subjected the woman to gang rape.The victim, identified only as Mst (A), lodged a complaint at Rahimabad police station the previous night.
District Police Officer Swat Muhammad Umar Khan took immediate notice and directed Station House Officer Rahimabad Zahidullah Khan to arrest the suspects.
Using CCTV footage a police team traced and detained the two officers.The arrested men have been identified as Wahid Mahmood, son of Badshah Muhammad, resident of Allah Dhand, Batkhela, and Muhammad Ghazanfar, son of Muhammad Safdar, resident of Chamkani, Peshawar.Preliminary investigation indicated that the accused took the couple to a hotel room, allegedly raped the woman one after the other, and threatened to kill them if the incident was reported.The….
Legal proceedings against the accused are under way and further investigation continues.
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