13-Year-Old’s Gang Rape in College Bus Sparks Outrage in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A disturbing case of the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old girl inside a private college bus parked in the Bari Imam area of Islamabad has come to light, leading to the arrest of three suspects. However, the victim’s family now claims they are being pressured by police and the accused party to settle the case.

The incident, which has sent shockwaves through the local community, reportedly occurred on the evening of August 11. The victim, 13-year-old Hameera, a resident of the nearby Pari Mohalla, had left her home upset and subsequently went missing.

Timeline of Events

• August 11, 5 PM: Hameera leaves her home after a domestic dispute and goes missing.

• August 12, 5 PM: The following day, a local shopkeeper, Waheed Anjum, found the girl near the gate of the Bari Imam shrine. Upon inquiry, the minor narrated her harrowing ordeal, stating that she was sexually assaulted inside a parked bus belonging to a “Karlooot College” in the Bari Imam parking lot the previous night.

• August 13: Acting on a formal complaint (FIR No. 462/25) filed by the victim’s elder sister, Sameera Bibi, under Section 375-A of the Pakistan Penal Code, police registered a case and initiated an investigation.

Arrests and Allegations of Coercion

Police moved quickly and, based on the victim’s identification, arrested three suspects: Rehmatullah Khan, Umar alias Somi, and a third accomplice. The suspects are currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail.

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Despite the arrests, the victim’s family alleges that the authorities are now pressuring them to drop the case. In a troubling turn of events, Sameera Bibi, the complainant in the case, has stated that the police are pushing for a compromise.

“The police have arrested the accused, who are now in Adiala Jail, but now they are pressuring us to settle,” Sameera Bibi said. She further claimed that people associated with the accused are also harassing the family to influence the case.

Waheed Anjum, the shopkeeper who helped the victim, reported facing harassment for his role in the matter. “I helped the affected girl and her family on humanitarian grounds. I am a local resident of Bari Imam, which is how I know the family personally. But now, the police and the accused party are harassing me as well,” Anjum stated.

The victim’s family has made a public appeal, calling on senior police officials to take notice of the alleged misconduct and ensure that justice is served without any influence.

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