Woman, 19, claims she was raped in her family home at gunpoint by her cousin
She reported crime to tribal court, but it ruled she had intentionally seduced him
Court, which included alleged rapist's father, then sentenced her to death
The woman said she was
asleep at her family home in Rajanpur, in the country's central Punjab
province, when the attack happened.
She
reported the crime to the local panchayat, a tribal court that operates
outside the official justice system in remote areas of the country, but
was told she had intentionally seduced her attacke
The panchayat, which included the alleged
rapist's father, then found her guilty of adultery and declared her a
Kari, or adulteress, the Express Tribune reports.
As a result the teen was sentenced to death by stoning or to be sold off, according to the Hindustan Times and Tribune.
The council decided no action needed to be taken against the alleged rapist.
The following day the woman and her father went to the police, who have now launched an official investigation.
An
arrest warrant has now been issued for the members of the tribal
council, and the woman taken to a refuge away from the village.
Women declared Kari are often executed by their own family in so-called honour killings to restore their reputation.
Another warrant has also been issued for the alleged rapist, local media reports.
The woman went to police near her home of Rajanpur, in Punjab, following
the ruling. Officers have now issued arrest warrants for the elders and
the alleged rapist, and she is in a refuge
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