Pakistan: Swedish woman allegedly raped by security guard in Islamabad

Islamabad: A Swedish woman, working for an international organisation in Pakistan, alleged that she was raped by her security guard in her house in G6/4 in Islamabad on Tuesday night, The News reported Thursday.

Based on the woman's complaint, the Abpara Police registered a case under sections 376 and 377 of the Pakistan Penal Code and launched an investigations after taking the accused into custody.

According to the FIR, the Swedish woman who has been living in the federal capital since the start of 2022, said in her complaint that she was attacked while she was sleeping in her room in the night, adding that the attacker was a lot more powerful than her as he gagged her mouth with his hands and raped her.

The victim said that she managed to recognise her assaulter when she requested him to let her go to the washroom. She said that she realised that it was her guard who had assaulted her.

The guard had been deployed by a security company at her house. (UNI)