“What Will Happen to Jiji Bheel? 11-Year-Old Hindu Girl Kidnapped, Rescued, but Not Safe”, Bitter Winter, September 4, 2023:
“Kidnapping girls from religious minorities, forcibly converting them to Islam, and marrying them to Muslim men (often after they have been raped) is unfortunately a common occurrence in Pakistan. Last year, six Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations denounced the practice. To no avail.
The most recent, but certainly not the last, such incident concerns Jiji Bheel, a 11-year-old Hindu girl from Tando Allahyar in the Umerkot District of Sindh.
Jiji Bheel was abducted at gunpoint, by one Azim Ghumrani, a 40-year-old Muslim man. After a complaint by her father, Jiji’s was rescued by the police and taken temporarily to a female police facility. It was reported that her kidnapper was “questioned” but it is unclear whether he will be prosecuted…..”
Read the full article at Bitterwinter.org
