Policewoman abducted, tortured, sexually assaulted by man in Pakistan's Punjab

The suspect coerced the woman to sit in his car and took her to a deserted area near Chaman Bypass.

Gender bias and sexual harassment of women is not an unknown thing in South Asian countries. Women keep facing prejudices and difficult work conditions in this part of the world. In a shocking incident in Pakistan, a female sub-inspector has been abducted and sexually assaulted by a man on Sunday. "A female sub-inspector who serves as a gender crime officer in Punjab's Muzaffargarh district was allegedly kidnapped and tortured by a man who also tried to sexually assault her, it emerged on Sunday," the Dawn reported. A First Information Report (FIR) has also been filed against the man. The suspect coerced the woman to sit in his car and took her to a deserted area near Chaman Bypass. He repeatedly tried to rape the sub-inspector while threatening her with his pistol.