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Woman raped at Punjab Institute of Cardiology Lahore by staff member

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LAHORE: A disturbing incident of sexual assault unfolds at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore after a staff member allegedly raped a woman by promising expedited heart surgery for her father, who was admitted to the hospital, Police confirmed.

Upon the woman’s complaint, the accused was arrested, and a case was registered against him. The police have initiated further investigations following the medical examination of the rape victim.’

In a related incident, a mother was reportedly raped in the x-ray room of the government-run Benazir Bhutto Hospital in Rawalpindi. The police registered a case under Section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Pakistan Penal Code after the woman’s medical examination confirmed the assault.

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The first information report (FIR) details that the complainant was called to the Benazir Bhutto Hospital by the main suspect. He took her into the x-ray room where his accomplice, a hospital employee, was present.

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