Suspects face up to 12 charges in multiple-abuse Ruqya case

The Prosecutor General's (PG) Office, on Wednesday, pressed a total of 12 charges against the two suspects implicated in the multiple-abuse Ruqya case, over the psychological, physical and sexual abuse perpetrated against a woman and her three daughters while confined to a house under the premise of Ruqya (exorcism).

According to the PG Office, the woman's husband, Ismail Waheed aged 39, is charged with unlawful restraint under Section 140 of the Penal Code, knowingly refusing to report an act of exploitations under Section 122 of the Penal Code, two counts of simple assault under Section 120 of the Penal Code and negligence of a child under Section 124 of the Child Rights Protection Act.