Hindu female farm worker beaten, gang-raped in Pakistan

A Hindu female farm worker was beaten and gang-raped in Pakistan by the farm owner and his goons. One Hindu lady farm labourer in Bahawalpur city of Lahinde Punjab, Kusum Bai, wife of Ganga Ram, r/o 108 Chak, was brutally beaten up by her employer when she went to collect her wages from the landlord, Muhammad Akram, on 7 October. 

The next morning, Akram and six of his accomplices forcibly entered her house and, after tying her family members with ropes, disrobed and then brutally gang-raped her in front of her family, reported local media. The victim’s family has alleged they have been threatened that they would kill her and the family if they registered a police complaint. However, Kusum and her family on Monday went to Bahawalpur City Police Station, which refused to entertain their complaint, stating that Akram has several strong political connections and knows a number of senior officers, reported local media.