15-year-old Christian kidnapped by a married Muslim with four children
The girl, Saneha, was on her way to church when she was kidnapped. The father, a Protestant pastor, fears that his daughter will undergo a forced conversion to Islam and be married. The kidnapper's father has admitted to his son's crime. Their complaint was only accepted now, a month later, because the Pakistani police refused to help them.
Saneha is the youngest of five children of 55-year-old Protestant pastor Morris Masih who resides in Faisalabad, Pakistan. She is known as a tenacious and bright high school student and dreams of becoming a public representative in government.
The kidnapper, Saeed Amanat, is a security guard at the entrance to the orthopaedics unit of the Allied Hospital in Faisalabad. The man lives in a village 60 km from the town, is married and has four children.
On July 22, Saneha went to church at 5.30 for her morning prayers, but she never returned home. After a long wait, the family asked the neighbors for news. Some said that the girl had been seen leaving in a car with some strangers.
The kidnapping took place on July 22, but the girl’s family was only able to file a complaint now, a month later. Just with the help of an association that supports women’s rights (the Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation, Awam), the family was able to file the complaint at the Jhang Bazar police station in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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