There is something or the other related to the harassment of women news keeps coming up from the neighboring country of Pakistan. A 21-year-old American woman was allegedly gang-raped by her “guide” and his accomplice in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

Arabela Urpi stated in the first information report (FIR) registered at the BMP station at the Fort Munro hill station that she was raped by Muzmal Sipra and Shehzad of Rajanpur on the night of July 17 in a hotel room.

She alleged that Sipra had also recorded her video earlier without her consent.

The complainant also said she had received threats from Sipra to not pursue legal proceedings against them.

One of the accused, Sipra, has already been arrested by the Border Military Police while raids are being conducted to arrest the other suspect.

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has sought a report from the Punjab inspector general of police (IGP) on the Fort Munro incident.

According to D.G. Khan Deputy Commissioner Anwar Baryar, the American girl had come to Fort Monroe from Karachi at the invitation of her social media friend Muzmal Sipra, whose house she visited on Sunday in Rajanpur district of Punjab, some 550 kilometers from Lahore.

According to the police official, the woman on a tourist visa to Pakistan had been living in the country for the past seven months.

The FIR, a copy of which was available with PTI, said the victim on Sunday visited Fort Monroe and made a vlog along with Sipra and his friend Azan Khosa.

"We stayed in a hotel at Fort Monroe where both suspects gang-raped me and also made a video of the act to blackmail me," she alleged in the FIR.

The Border Military Police has already arrested Sipra and is conducting raids to arrest the other suspect mentioned in the FIR registered under Section 376 and 292 b of the Pakistan Penal Code.

The police have also got the medico-legal test of the girl done.

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has taken notice of the incident and directed the Punjab Police chief to personally monitor the case. 

At least two people have been detained by Pakistani police after the 21-year-old lady reported the assault, which she claims took place when she was at a resort in the eastern Punjab province. Among those taken into custody was the woman’s host, who had driven her to a hotel in the district of Dera Ghazi Khan in the province of Punjab, where she claims she was sexually abused earlier this week, according to the preliminary findings of the inquiry conducted by the police.

The woman had reportedly spent the previous five days at the residence of one of the men who is now suspected of attacking her; local sources imply that he served as her “guide.” It was stated by Pakistani news agencies that the woman was a vlogger who was visiting the country and that the police are currently conducting raids to locate further culprits.

The United States Embassy in Islamabad informed the Associated Press that the United States Consulate in the city of Lahore, located in Pakistan, was prepared to offer consular assistance to the victim. It said, “The U.S. Department of State and our embassies and consulates abroad place the highest priority on protecting U.S. citizens abroad.”

It said, “Out of respect for the alleged victim’s privacy, we can’t talk about the details of the allegation.” According to a story in the Free Press Journal, the publication gained access to the First Information Report (FIR), which is a document made by the police when a case is initially filed.

FIR copy

According to the Free Press Journal, the woman informed police that two males raped her and then recorded the attack to use as leverage against her. According to the allegations that she made in the police report, “We remained in a motel at Fort Monroe where both suspects gang-raped me and also shot a film of the event to blackmail me.”

Arabela Urpi claimed that Muzmal Sipra and Shehzad of Rajanpur sexually assaulted her on the night of July 17 in a hotel room in the first information report (FIR) that was filed at the BMP station at the Fort Munro hill station. She then stated that when she reported the crime to the authorities, one of the suspects had threatened her. Both accused suspects are taken into custody by the Border Military Police.

According to the Deputy Commissioner of D.G. Khan, Anwar Baryar, the young woman from the United States had traveled all the way from Karachi to Fort Monroe at the invitation of her social media friend Muzmal Sipra, whose home she had visited on Sunday in the Rajanpur district of Punjab, which is approximately 550 kilometers from Lahore.

According to the official with the Pakistani police department, the woman who entered the country on a tourist visa had been residing there for the previous seven months.

Even while sexual assaults against Pakistani women are widespread, incidents of this kind involving foreigners are extremely uncommon.

Netizens Reactions

Ankur @unapologeticAnk blasted out, "American female travel blogger gang ràpèd at a tourist town in Pakistan. Pakistan is the only country who had announced“ràpè emergency” in its country."

Another Tweeter user Shama Junejo @ShamaJunejo said, "The reason Pakistan is the second most dangerous country for women in the world. These bastards must be arrested and hanged for gang rape. #JusticeForArbela"

Zahack Tanvir @zahacktanvir wrote, "Those who write “Rapistan” as their country in the social media profiles, and their woke gang—are not seen highlighting this incident of gang-rápē of the American Tiktoker Arabela Urpi, who was invited and rápēd in turns, by her hosts at Fort Munro, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab"

M͎i͎n͎n͎i͎e͎ - @kapzminz wrote a thread on Twitter about this incident -

This is Arabela Urpi, a 21 year old American Tik-Tok star and vlogger. She runs a FB page called "Spicy Travel Girl". She made a bunch of Pakistani friends who followed her videos, regularly commented on them, and praised her. They invited her to visit Pakistan and promised her that she will have an "experience of her lifetime". Swayed by the compliments, sweet words, and the excitement of experiencing another country, Arabela flew down to Pakistan and met her social media friends Muzmal, Azaan, and Shehzad. They accompanied her to various places and she shared her pics with them on social media. The. her Pakistani hosts gang-raped her in Fort Munro in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab (in Pakistan), and also video-recorded the act. They have been arrested but It’s very unlikely that Arabia will get justice.

The Tall Indian @BihariBaba1008 pointed out that, "#ArabelaUrpi, a popular American travel vlogger who was unfortunately conned into thinking that Pakistan is a safe destination for solo female travelers, flew there at the invitation of her social media followers. she was gang-raped by her "guide" and his two accomplices."

Mir Behram Lehri @BehramLehri condemned the act, "Case Study of Arabela Urpi American Citizen has disappointed & annoyed me, wasn't able to find words to Condemn this incident, it has shaken my Confidence & believe on Love, How Person can betray true Love. I request to all Girls please don't trust anyone blindly. @LoveBizenjo143"

Babu Must-Musturbatory (hōō) - @NO2PHOBIACanada raised a few valid questions:

• Is Ms.Arabela Urpi stands qualified & be punishable as per the Islamic State of Pakistan's Sharia Law.?
• Also Ms.Urpi is "Kafir" as per #Islam & this act on her body by Islamists must be justified.
• Any reference from #Hadith & Shūrā Council's recommendations.? Sympathies Ms.

Rape capital

Most of the people in this incident say that Pakistan is absolutely not safe for women in the world, so it should be declared rape capital.

According to media reports, there are at least 11 rape incidents every day in Pakistan. If we look at the figures for the last six years, more than 22 thousand cases have been registered in the police station in Pakistan but only 77 have been punished.

Which is only 0.3 percent of the total figure. These data have been obtained from police, the Law and Justice Commission, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, the Women’s Foundation, and provincial welfare agencies.