Village council in Pakistan

is arrested after ordering 

the revenge rape 

of a teenager 


An aerial shot of a festival in Multan, where the council convened to dish out the sickening punishment to an innocent girl

An aerial shot of a festival in Multan, where the council convened 

to dish out the sickening punishment to an innocent girl

Because her brother had raped a 

12-year-old in a field two days earlier

  • The panchayat - translating to village council - convened
  •  in an area of Multan
  • On July 16, a 12-year-old girl was raped by a man in a field
  •  as she cut the grass
  • Two days later, council ordered the victim's brother to rape
  •  the accused's sister
  • Second victim, 17, was raped in front of her parents and
  • 40 members of council 
Members of a village council in Pakistan have been arrested for 
ordering the revenge rape of a teenager because her brother had 
sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in a field. 
The panchayat - translating to village council - convened in an area
 of Multan where they dished out the horrifying punishment to 
a rapist's innocent little sister. 
On July 16, a 12-year-old was raped by a man as she cutting 
the grass and two days later the council shockingly told the girl's
 brother to rape the 17-year-old sister of the accused.
She was dragged to the meeting in Rajpur and the horrific 
retaliation was carried out in front of her parents and the
 40 men on the council. 
A Pakistani villager poses as he points to a house where a teenage girl was raped in the neighbourhood of Raja Ram in Muzaffarabad, a suburb of the central city of Multan on July 26, 2017
A Pakistani villager poses as he points to a house where a
 teenage girl was raped in the neighbourhood of Raja Ram in
 Muzaffarabad, a suburb of the central city of Multan on July 26, 2017
This photograph taken on July 26, 2017, shows a view of a room where a Pakistani teenage girl was raped in the neighbourhood of Raja Ram in Muzaffarabad
This photograph taken on July 26, 2017, shows a view of a 
room where a Pakistani teenage girl was raped in the 
neighbourhood of Raja Ram in Muzaffarabad
An aerial shot of a festival in Multan, where the council convened to dish out the sickening punishment to an innocent girl
An aerial shot of a festival in Multan, where the council convened 
to dish out the sickening punishment to an innocent girl

Police are now hunting 20 members of the panchayat for ordering 
the assault, according to the Dawn newspaper in Pakistan.  
Initially, the second victim's family wanted to keep things quiet,
 but eventually decided to file a complaint with the local force. 
On July 20, two days after the 17-year-old was raped, officers
 started looking into the case.
They arrested half of the council members, who watched the girl 
get sexually abused, and the remaining 20 are still being 
sought after including the chairman who gave the order.