Islamabad police arrest five for shaving girl’s head at massage centre

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have arrested five people, including two women, for allegedly assaulting and shaving the hair of a young girl at a massage centre in Lohi Bher.

According to police sources, the incident occurred at SK Massage Centre, where the girl was physically abused after she refused to engage in inappropriate acts with clients.

During the assault, her hair was reportedly cut, leaving her partially bald.

According to the sources, the main suspect fled the scene after shaving her head in front of a camera.

Sources said the prime suspect had fled, but a police team has been dispatched to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to secure his arrest.

The accused, identified as Sabi, Dilwaiz, and Arman Khan, are said to have recorded the incident on video and allegedly used it to threaten and blackmail the girl.

According to police, all other staff members of the salon have been taken into custody, and an investigation has been launched.

Local residents alleged that the Loi Bher police initially detained the suspects but released them after accepting a bribe of Rs 0.1 million.

Police have now re-arrested the accused after the video went viral and SSP Operations took notice of the incident.

Meanwhile, the victim, identified as Iman, said the incident occurred about one and a half months ago in Misrial Colony, Rawalpindi. She alleged that two individuals, a girl named Sanaa and a boy named Arman, took her to their flat on Misrial Road.

She said that she was later taken to a flat or spa in Bahria Town, where she was threatened with a pistol and recorded her video again.

The girl named fourt of the alleged perpetrators — Arman, Durani, Mithu and a fourth person whose name she could not recall. She has demanded action against the perpetrators.