12 suspects arrested for raping woman on Lahore motorway

LAHORE: Police have arrested 12 suspects for allegedly raping a woman near a motorway in Lahore.

As per the notice taken by Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, two separate special teams headed by SSPIA and Divisional SP were formed while DIG Investigation Lahore is overseeing all matters related to the investigation of the case.

The chief minister had called for a report from the IG Punjab and directed that the culprits involved in the serious crime be arrested as soon as possible and justice be provided to the victim.

Shahbaz Gul said that CCPO Lahore was leading the investigation team on the direction of Buzdar while role policing techniques were being used in the investigation. The investigation is being carried out with the help of detectives, CCTV footage, and DNA. 

لاہور خاتون زیادتی کیس: CM پنجاب کی ہدائیت پر CCOP لاہور تفتیشی ٹیم کو لیڈ کر رہے ہیں۔

تفتیش میں urban اور rural policing کی تکنیک استعمال کی جارہی ہے-

کھوجی، CCTV فوٹیج اور DNA کی مدد سے تفتیش ہو رہی ہے۔

12 کے قریب مشتبہ افراد گرفتار ہو چکے۔ انشاللہ آپکو اپڈیٹ کرتے رہیں گے pic.twitter.com/HMSPM4Oplv

— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) September 9, 2020

A woman was gang-raped on the motorway in the Gujjarpura area of ​​Lahore yesterday. Two men broke the glass of a car on the motorway and took the woman and her children out, after which they took them to nearby bushes and allegedly raped the woman in front of the children. 

According to reports, the woman was on her way to Gujranwala from Lahore when the car ran out of petrol due to which she was waiting for her husband. The accused also took Rs 100,000 in cash, gold jewelry, and ATM cards from the woman.