A Christian girl was killed in January after she and two friends shrugged off the advances of young drunken Muslim men from one of the elite areas of Lahore, Defence Colony.
Kiran (17), Shamroza (18) and Sumble (20) were walking home after a hard day’s work, on their way to their deprived Christian community in Baowala. They had set off at 9 pm on 13 January to get home quickly before it got too unsafe. However, they were accosted by four allegedly drunk Muslims in a car, who harassed them to get into the car for ‘a ride and some fun’.
Aggressive attitude
The three girls explained that they were devout Christians who did not practise sex outside marriage and bravely scolded the young men for their untoward advances. This caused an immediate change in the demeanour of the boys, who became more aggressive.
