Recently, lady doctor #MaryamHussain posted a video seeking justice, after a CCTV footage surfaced of a man violently assaulting her in front of the Station House Officer (SHO) in a police station in Bahawalpur.
In the short video clip, a man, identified as Adeel, can be seen beating a woman as she fell to the ground after being struck several times. The man continues to throw slaps and punches at the woman, who is still on the ground and trying to defend herself.
A lady doctor was cruelly beaten by a man in a police station in Bahawalpur. Police officers restrain the abuser from attacking the doctor and others in the vicinity try to de-escalate the situation#etribune #news #bahawalpur pic.twitter.com/T6OAJomJum
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) June 29, 2022
Following the footage which went viral over social media, the lady doctor has posted a video of herself seeking justice against the perpetrators. She asserts that she had been ‘trapped’ into coming to the police station by her husband, who is a drug addict and had already subjected her to domestic violence. The mother of four asks for protection claiming there is a threat to her life.
A lady surgeon doctor Marriam Hussain, thrashed by men in office of SHO Haroonabad police station, faces life threat. Listen to her video message pls@OfficialDPRPP pic.twitter.com/0wwW6oeIym
— Zahid Gishkori (@ZahidGishkori) June 29, 2022
According to the Punjab Police, the lady doctor and her husband had a fight for which they were asked to come to the police station. However, the woman’s husband did not arrive and sent his cousin Adeel instead. Police said that an argument broke out between the woman and the man after which suspect Adeel assaulted the lady doctor.
یہ واقعہ خاتون لیڈی ڈاکٹر اور انکے شوہر کےمابین لڑائی جھگڑے کا معاملہ تھا جس پردونوں فریقین کو پولیس نے بات چیت کے لیے بلایا۔شوہرخود نہ آیا تاہم شوہر کے کزن عدیل نے تلخ کلامی پرلیڈی ڈاکٹر پر تشدد شروع کردیا۔پولیس نےعدیل پر مقدمہ درج کرکے اسے فوری گرفتارکرلیا،جو جیل جا چکا ہے1/2 https://t.co/YcMvsFfPn2
— Punjab Police Official (@OfficialDPRPP) June 29, 2022