Allegedly Punjab College Girl Raped In Lahore : Sparks Protests In The City
At this time the situation in Lahore is very bad because of the alleged rape of a college student, and not only Lahore but other cities of Punjab, including Faisalabad, are Okara. The situation that is reported with reference to Punjab College is disturbing. Punjab College is an educational college with a good reputation, but at this time, because of alleged rape and mishandling of the situation, protests have started in the whole province. Security guards are threatening to attack both the female students and the male students. Students are seen lying on the streets. It is unfortunate that all this is happening in Lahore. The rape happened or not, but such mishandling of the situation, which has escalated widespread protests, is definitely shameful for the system.
All this is happening on the news of alleged gang rape of a 1st year student in Punjab College campus 10. The news was treated as a social media rumor, and when students were asking questions, the Punjab College administration chose our national policy of containment, threatening students of severe consequences in response to any protest. Reports of students being injured are circulating around; however, despite pressure from the Punjab College administration, student took it to the streets in huge numbers. In the clashes, students, administration, and police constables have been reported injured.
DIG operations Faisal Kamran, in a press conference, expressed his concerns regarding possible misinformation spread from social media posts as he explained police working in the regard. He also mentioned that despite searching and investigating, no victim has been found. Earlier, in an unofficial statement, police said that the incident happened few days earlier and not recently, which also agonized the students. The early response of the police and Punjab College Administration is so immature that it has aggravated the situation, forcing the students to take it to the streets.
There is a lot of noise outside Punjab College. Till now, students have been injured. The people of Rescue 1122 are dressing these students in the hospital. Some have a broken head, some have injuries on their hands. Most of the students are hiding their faces because the threats given to them are very serious and very scary and in relation to that, the information that has been received in the video and sorry audio notes is that they are being threatened about the future that you are coming to the boards; you will not be able to sit in the boards. The child identification has been done.
28 students were reportedly injured in the protests. Misinformation and false news itself are heinous crime, especially with regard to such sensitive issue. The response of Punjab College administration and Police is also shameful. Especially when you delay the investigations or try to contain the protests. The most shameful act of Punjab College was to threaten its students regarding severe consequences if they stage any protest. The ill-treatment eventually turned it into national news, but the policy of containment by the state and now private institutions needs to change.
The rape of the Girl is not confirmed yet, so false confirmations must not be validated to spread chaos, but institutions and state departments shall be more responsible towards their approach in such matters. The news itself is very disturbing and if it turns out to be true, the situation could escalate terribly and would raise a huge question mark on us as a society. The Police needs to cater the whole situation quickly here, whether it was a fake news or not.