Bhatti presented the rape victims' case to the higher provincial authorities, who immediately filed charges. The accused were arrested and placed under police custody. He said, 'As today it has happened with us, tomorrow there will be other daughters of our community. His words compelled me to take a stand. The National Daily newspaper launched an investigation into the case, reporting that the assailants were members of an extremist Muslim group.
Christian women face extreme prejudice within Pakistani society.
Christian women clean waste from houses and cattle stalls, and they are regarded as members of the lowest class in the community. There have been numerous reports of kidnapping, rape, or forced conversion to Islam. Since the arrests of the four rape suspects, the victims and their families have been repeatedly harassed. Some have told the Christians to withdraw their case or face the consequences. Some people in the victims' villages have said the rapes were the victims' fault, and employers have refused to give work to the victims' fathers.