FAISALABAD: A district and sessions court in Faisalabad extended until September 24 the interim bail of Ana Ali Sheikh, daughter of main suspect Sheikh Danish Ali, after she and her fauther were charged with sexual assault against a young woman.
Khadija Ghafoor, a dental student from Faisalabad and Sheikh’s friend, was abducted and sexually assaulted in Ali’s house for turning down his advances.
According to the first information report (FIR), Ali, his wife Maham and Sheikh and four bodyguards broke into Ghafoor’s home on August 9 and kidnapped her after she had recently ended ties with the family.
Prior to her kidnapping, Ali and Sheikh had repeatedly pressured the survivor to accept Ali’s proposal of marriage, to the point of giving her death threats, according to Ghafoor’s police complaint.
According to the FIR, Ali’s family also stole valuables including an iPhone 13 Pro Max, gold bangles and Rs500,000 in cash.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Munsif Khan Saturday heard the petition filed by Sheikh.
Barrister Latif Khosa and Farrukh Gulzar Awan, a former justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC), appeared represented Sheikh. While Aftab Ahmad Bajwa represented Ghafoor.
