3 female university students rescued after 16 hours of being locked in hostel

ISLAMABAD: Three female students, who were locked in their hostel rooms for 16 hours by the Islamic University hostel warden, were rescued on Saturday, Express News reported. The university administration had locked three students R*, H* and N* in their rooms since last night and allegedly threatened them with serious consequences. No food or water was available in their rooms. After 16 hours, other students of the university are said to have broken the locks of the rooms and freed two of the three students while the third student was got freed by court officials. N told Express News that their hostel membership was cancelled by the administration after they had protested against mistreatment. She further stated that the three of them got a stay order from the court regarding their hostel membership being cancelled. She also said that when the administration came to remove them from the hostel, they showed the stay order after which they were locked in their rooms. Security in charge of the hostel allegedly threatened other students with strict action if they tried to contact the three of them, N stated. *The names have been concealed to protect identities