Rape charge through video clip: IG Prisons moves FIA against woman 'prisoner'.

Byline: Asif Chaudhry

LAHORE -- Punjab Prisons Inspector General Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig has sought action of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against the 'unknown lady prisoner' who levelled allegations of rape against a senior officer of his department.

The unidentified woman prisoner, in her recorded video clip, leveled allegations of rape against a DIG of prisons with involvement of other officers. She said 'abortion of babies' would follow if any victim got pregnant.

She alleged the district jail Lahore's staff had been taking women prisoners to the office of the deputy inspector general (DIG) to 'sexually please him'.

She appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to take notice of it and visit jails. She demanded an impartial investigation into her allegations and action against the guilty officers.

The video clip got viral on social media, showing the woman with covered face levelling serious allegations against a DIG in Punjabi language.

The IG Prisons rejected the allegations, declaring it an attempt by some elements to defame the department and its officers. He said the prisons department had approached the FIA for action against the woman and the perpetrators behind the malicious propaganda against his department officers.

He shared with Dawn a copy of the written complaint the prisons department had submitted to the FIA's cyber wing for action.

In the complaint, Punjab DIG Prisons Lahore Region Mubashar Ahmad Khan, on the behalf of the IG Prisons, demanded a forensic audit of the video clip of the woman prisoner.

The prisons department expressed doubt on the background voice, stating that 'voice changer device' might have been used in the video clip to target the DIG and other officials for some ulterior motives.

The DIG, in his...