CHINIOT: Kandiwal police have registered a case against a faith healer for allegedly torturing a girl during a spiritual treatment to exorcise djinn from her.

Rani Bibi, daughter of Muhammad Azam and a resident of Kot Momin, Sargodha, had gone to visit her cousin, Sumera Bibi, at village Bhabhrana in the Kandiwal police station area of Lalian tehsil.

The two girls went to faith healer Pir Allah Ditta in the village for spiritual treatment.

According to the complainant, the faith healer took Rani to a separate room, where he allegedly punched and beat her with a stick on her face and other parts of her body.

The girl sustained serious injuries and fell unconscious, while her clothes were also torn during the alleged assault.

When Rani did not come out of the room, her cousin pushed the door open and found her lying unconscious.

She raised an alarm, following which relatives reached the spot and shifted the injured girl to a hospital.

Police also reached the scene after receiving information, but the suspect had fled before their arrival.

Kandiwal police have registered a case under Sections 354, 506, 342 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and started an investigation.

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2026