PML-N MPA, sons who sexually abused minor now pressurising family, says survivor's sister

FAISALABAD: A member of the Punjab Assembly (MPA) associated with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and his sons who allegedly sexually abused a 15-year-old domestic help are now harassing her family, the survivor's sister said Monday.

PML-N's Mian Tahir Jamil and two of his sons were named in a first information report (FIR) registered Sunday in Batala Colony police station for sexually abusing a minor domestic help.

Speaking to Geo News, the minor domestic help's sister claimed that Jamil was pressurising her family and relatives through her brother-in-law and paternal uncle to let the matter go and, instead, come to an out-of-court agreement or reconciliation.

The survivor's sister further claimed that the MPA had convinced her father to come to an out-of-court agreement and he was harassing the minor girl to let the matter go.

However, the minor girl wants justice for herself, the sister said, adding that her paternal uncle was keeping her father for the past two days. Some other relatives were still on the survivor's side, she added.

The MPA denied all claims of sexual abuse and harassment and termed the allegations as false. He said he was cooperating with police in the investigation.

MPA Jamil further claimed that the survivor's father had come to an agreement with him and that he had submitted several proofs to police defending himself.

Jamil went on to allege that the survivor's sister was being egged on by local leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), his opponents.

On Sunday, he had alleged that the minor girl was a thief and said the allegations were an act of "political revenge".

On the other hand, authorities were waiting for permission from the Punjab Assembly speaker to arrest the MPA, superintendent of police (SP) for Iqbal Town, Dr Fahad, said.

In the FIR filed earlier on behalf of the 15-year-old domestic help's father, Jamil and two of his sons were accused of sexually harassing the girl, whereas it was alleged that the PML-N member's wife beat the minor.

The minor's father had further claimed that his daughter was raped on at least two occasions, which prompted the police to have a medical test carried out on the girl.

The MPA's sons were accused of engaging in inappropriate acts with the minor girl.