PHOTO»: Woman burns herself to death out»side police station after her rapist was released

PHOTO»: Woman burns herself to
death out»side police station after
her rapist was released
A Pakistani woman has died after setting herself
on fire outside a police station when her alleged
rapists were declared innocent.
The Pakistan Tribune reports that Aamna Bibi,
23, died from her critical injuries at Nishtar
Hospital Multan on Friday.She set herself
ablaze in front of several policemen at a police
station in Bet Mir Hazar Khan in the
Muzaffarghar district of Punjab province in
protest over the release of her alleged rapist,
Nadar Khan.Investigating officer Zulfiqar
Ahmed declared Khan innocent after receiving
70,000 rupees (around £700 ) as a bribe.She
was returning home from college when Khan
and four others allegedly gang-raped her on 5
January
Amna’s mother said: ”
My daughter was so dejected after her rapist
got bail that she decided to end her life.”
None of the policemen present reportedly tried to
stop the woman from committing suicide.
Doctor Shaukat Malik of Nishter Hospital
Multan said: “The girl had 80 per cent burn
injuries. We tried our best to save her life but
couldn’t.”
District Police Officer Usman Akram Gondal
has suspended Ahmed and three other officials