The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has said that they have been able to confirm that an underage concubine had been tested for pregnancy at the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital and that the results of the test were positive.
According to the Commission, an underage girl complaining about abdominal pains been taken to the Emergency Room at IGMH, and the woman who had accompanied the girl had told the doctor that the girl was a ‘jaariyaa’ (concubine).
“A woman had accompanied the girl,” Vice President of the HRC Ahmed Zahid told reporters. “After being questioned several times the woman finally said that the girl was a ‘jaariyaa’. At first the doctor wasn’t sure what the woman meant and had to rephrase the question and the woman clarified that the girl was a concubine kept by her husband.”
Zahid said that even though the Islamic Affairs Ministry had denied the reports of the underage concubine, the HRC’s investigation had confirmed that the reports were real and that they were now trying to find the identity of the child.
“We want to assure you that the Human Rights Commission is certain that the events had indeed transpired,” Zahid said. “An underage girl said to be a concubine was taken to IGMH where she did a pregnancy test. And the test was positive. So today I want to notify the media that this isn’t just an unconfirmed rumour or something we read off a blog.”
The HRC refused to give additional details about the case as it could hinder their investigation.
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