IG KP, Interior Secretary summoned in Uzma Ayub case

PESHAWAR: The committee formed to probe the case of rape victim Uzma Ayub’s baby girl has completed its report, Geo News reported.

The committee includes Session Judge Anees Bukhari, Principal of Khyber Medical College Zahir Hussain and DIG Idrees Khan.

On the basis of the report compiled by the committee, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) has summoned IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Interior Secretary today (Saturday).

Uzma Ayub, a gang rape victim, gave birth to a baby girl at a local hospital in Peshawar on Thursday.

It is pertinent to mention that Uzma’s newborn baby was taken away by the chairperson of women rights commission in the presence of police officials. Therefore, the report recommended summoning CCPO and questioning him over the child’s custody.

The report also stated that handing over the child without court’s permission falls under contempt of court.

The PHC had also taken a suo moto notice in the murder case of the victim's brother who was shot dead on December 9, 2011 on the premises of court in Karak in the presence of police officials.