CCPO Lahore Umar Sheikh's statement on alleged rape incident drew strong reaction on social media

If a mother of three goes out of her house in her car alone at night, she should take a straight path, right? And also check whether the car is full of petrol or not.

When CCPO Lahore was asked about the incident with a woman near the motorway in Gujjarpura area of ​​Lahore last night, his answer was something that raised more questions in the minds of many and They are being severely criticized.

 The woman alleged in her statement that she was waiting for help when the car ran out of petrol when two men came, broke the car window and took them to the forest and raped them in front of their children.

 Law enforcement claims that the woman, who was allegedly raped on a motorway while traveling alone at night, should have taken another route or that the lack of petrol was the result of her negligence. Got a message?

Imagine if you came out of the house and on the way some people surrounded you, forced you and then ran away stealing your wallet, phone, watch ... So is it your fault or the fault of these criminals?

 The issue has been hotly debated on Twitter and CCPO Omar Sheikh's remarks have been sharply criticized.

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Pakistan's Federal Minister for Human Rights Shirin Mazari has said that she is looking into the matter herself and after her tweet, many people are demanding her resignation from the CCPO.

For an officer to effectively blame a woman for being gang raped by saying she should have taken the GT Road or question as to why she went out in the night with her children is unacceptable & have taken up this issue. Nothing can ever rationalise the crime of rape. That's it.

— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) September 10, 2020

 Even before the minister's stern tweet, many women were saying the same thing on social media.

 A user called "Expensive Feminist" wrote: "Most of the men in power think exactly what the CCPO said. They always find a way to blame the woman. If not our clothes, then our attitude and if not that then the path we have taken, but it is never the fault of the men who trample us.

 

WHAT THE CCPO SAID IS EXACTLY HOW MOST MEN IN POWER THINK, THEY WILL ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO BLAME WOMEN, IF IT IS NOT OUR CLOTHES, IT IS OUR ATTITUDES, IF NOT THAT THEN THE ROUTES WE TAKE BUT NEVER THE MEN THAT VIOLATE US. #menaretrash

— khaali cooker (@mehngifeminist) September 10, 2020

 Similarly, Sofia Saifi, who works as a producer with CNN, wrote in her tweet:

Rape culture is very real in our country. Women are tired of screaming for their rights and fighting for their safety only to be mocked , this is why travelling alone as a woman is so mentally exhausting. There is a constant cloud of anxiety and fear. This is no way to live.

— Sophia Saifi (@SophiaSaifi) September 10, 2020

 Sports journalist Rehanul Haq wrote: "It's very embarrassing. How can women feel safe if law enforcers point fingers at women for rape? ... Acknowledge that we have promoted this toxic culture.

 At the same time, many women have reported incidents of sexual abuse and harassment in order to make it clear that such incidents are not related to the dress or behavior of women or girls.