Another case of girls' harassment surfaces in Karachi
Pakistan
Another case of girls' harassment surfaces in Karachi
KARACHI – Another incident of harassment targeting female students has surfaced in Karachi.
After a video which went viral on social media, showing a man on a motorcycle indecently exposing himself to female university students on Rashid Minhas Road, Sindh IG Riffat Mukhtar directed the relevant Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to provide a comprehensive report on the matter.
A case of harassment of university students.
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The incident, which occurred on Sept 28, involved students from the University of Karachi. According to Central SSP Faisal Abdullah Chachar, the female students were travelling by bus when a suspect chased and harassed them near the UBL Sports Complex, located opposite Lucky One Mall, for approximately five minutes. The victims had not officially reported the case to the police.
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Police took notice of the incident and efforts were underway to apprehend the suspect. In response to the victims' reluctance to report the case, the police decided to register a case against the suspect on behalf of the state.
This incident comes after a previous distressing video had gone viral on social media in July, depicting a man exposing himself and assaulting a woman in broad daylight in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.
