{"id":610,"date":"2017-04-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/2017\/04\/19\/14-year-old-christian-girl-abducted-from-parents-home-at-gun-point\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T05:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:30:15","slug":"14-year-old-christian-girl-abducted-from-parents-home-at-gun-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/14-year-old-christian-girl-abducted-from-parents-home-at-gun-point\/","title":{"rendered":"14 year old Christian Girl abducted from parents home at gun point!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Image of Mother and siblings of abducted teenager Maria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Christian family have reported that their 14-year-old daughter Maria was abducted at gun point by their neighbours son and some accomplices. &nbsp;During<br \/>\n    the abduction they also robbed the family of 13thousand rupees (\u00a3102) and gold jewellry worth 50,0000 rupees (\u00a3400).<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at the home of Maria at 3am on15th April in Gaggo Mandi, a town in Vehari District in the Punjab.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/Maria6.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=700\" width=\"700\">&nbsp;<br \/>\n    <br \/><strong>Home of Maria that was scaled by robbers and kidnappers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The family were awoken by crashing and banging as three men scaled their wall and entered their property. &nbsp;The robbers including one neighbour<br \/>\n    named Amjad who they recognized and who is known to be besotted by Maria, the men started waving guns at the family. &nbsp;Other men could be heard<br \/>\n    outside the property shouting and the family believe another three men at least were involved in the crime.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/Maria1.jpg\"><br \/>\n    <br \/><strong>Image of Maria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maria&#8217;s mother Bushra Bibi, Maria and her younger siblings Tahmur (13 yrs), Hanook (12 yrs) and Kiran (11 yrs),&nbsp;were all told to kneel on their<br \/>\n    knees and stay still as the robbers rifled through their property taking money and jewellry kept in a drawer.&nbsp;Just before they left the men asked<br \/>\n    Maria to get up and go with them despite the protestations of Bushra. &nbsp;The family were told that they would not see Maria again and were warned<br \/>\n    not to tell the police of the kidnap or they would be killed.<\/p>\n<p>Men outside the home could be heard shouting &#8220;have you got the girl yet?&#8221; It is for this reason the family believe &nbsp;that Maria&#8217;s kidnap was the<br \/>\n    primary reason for the raid.<\/p>\n<p>Despite pleas from the family for recovery of their vulnerable daughter, local police initially refused to register an First Incident report of the<br \/>\n    alleged crime. &nbsp;Fortunately with the arrival of our Lahore-based officer pressure was able to be applied and an FIR has now been registered. &nbsp;However<br \/>\n    Police are being very slow with investigation of the alleged kidnap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bushra Bibi, mother of Maria, said:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;Every day I am without my daughter I feel like dying. &nbsp;These men will do terrible things with Maria, she is so alone and vulnerable. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;I asked the men to take me and leave my children but they stole my eldest child from me.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(219, 229, 241);\"><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;The police first refused to register a crime now they are doing little to retrieve my daughter. &nbsp;I just want her back safe and sound I fear I will be like many other mothers who never see their daughter again. &nbsp;The tho<\/span><br \/>\n    <span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">ught of this is filling me with despair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have been praying for a miracle and plead with other Christians to pray for Mara.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/Maria3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Maria worked as a cleaner at various houses including Amjad&#8217;s &nbsp;who was the alleged ringleader in the kidnap and it is believed that whilst<br \/>\n        cleaning at the Amjad&#8217;s house. &nbsp;Her father passed away 6 years ago due to a heart attack and since then mother Bushra Bibi (46 years) has<br \/>\n        brought up her children alone and single handedly looked after the home.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association, said:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;Until we got involved police were refusing to register a First Incident Report, this deplorable insouciance towards kidnap, rape and forced marriage of vulnerable Christian girls, is based on an Islamic bias within police authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;The regular failure by police to react to such cases has created an impunity which leads to bold acts of violence towards Christians and other minorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;We are in touch with the Government of Pakistan through the High Commission and have alerted them to this incident. &nbsp;I am sure that a more concerted response will be enacted by the Police and we have been assured of this.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<br \/>The family have asked as to provide a lawyer to support them through the process of ensuring police conduct their investigations properly and any ensuing legal battle. &nbsp;The cost of a lawyer will be in the region of \u00a3600 and we have set up an appeal that you can contribute to by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/britishpakistanichristians.worldsecuresystems.com\/donate\">(here)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Please sign our petition for better protection of Christians girls who are being kidnapped, raped and forced into Islamic marriage at the rate of 700 per year <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getpetition.com\/petitions\/stopminorityrapeinpk\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">(click here)<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image of Mother and siblings of abducted teenager Maria A Christian family have reported that their 14-year-old daughter Maria was abducted at gun point by their neighbours son and some accomplices. &nbsp;During the abduction they also robbed the family of 13thousand rupees (\u00a3102) and gold jewellry worth 50,0000 rupees (\u00a3400). 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