Police deny reports of gang-rape at industrial unit in Karachi’s Korangi

Social media was in an uproar on Wednesday over reports that a female employee had been gang-raped at an industrial unit in Karachi’s Korangi area, however, police denied reports of any such incident taking place.

“Police has checked and verified that no such incident took place,” DIG East Muquddus Haider told Dawn.com. The officer said that the reports were mainly circulating on social media.

“Police have conducted an inquiry into it. No victim has come forward while the factory management told the police that it was a drive to defame them,” he added.

The police statement comes after reports surfaced on social media, claiming that a female employee at Artistic Milliners had been gang-raped by her colleagues in an hours-long ordeal.

Some reports had also claimed that the alleged victim had died.

Dawn.com has reached out to Artistic Milliners for comment.