Two men sentenced to life imprisonment for raping homeless girl in Clifton

A sessions court in Karachi has sentenced two men to two life imprisonments each for abducting and gang-raping a homeless girl after luring her with the promise of providing ration in Clifton area.

The court also ordered convicts Ghulam Rasool and Khalid to pay Rs500,000 each in compensation to the victim.

According to the prosecution, the convicts abducted the minor girl in 2022 and sexually assaulted her in their car near Sea View. The two men were associated with an online taxi service, and their records were obtained from the company during the investigation.

In its judgment, the court noted that the victim had identified both accused during an identification parade.

The court said the victim's testimony was of fundamental importance to the case and that medical evidence fully corroborated her statement.