MULTAN, Pakistan: Pakistani police have arrested 12 people 鈥� including members of a village council, elders and relatives 鈥� for ordering a man to rape a girl in revenge for the rape of his sister.
Police officer Rehmat Ali says the 12 were brought before a court, which allows police to investigate them for a week without bail.
He said on Monday that following the rape of a village girl, the family of the alleged rapist, Wasim Saeed of Pirmahal, sought pardon from the girl鈥檚 family.
Both sides agreed to reconcile on the condition of a 鈥榬evenge rape鈥� of the suspect ed rapist鈥檚 sister.
Such revenge assaults, called 鈥渨ani,鈥� are still being practiced in some parts of rural areas of Pakistan, though they are banned under the law.
Pakistani police arrest 12 for ordering a 鈥榬evenge rape鈥�
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