Lahore motorway gang rape incident: 12 people arrested

LAHORE: Twelve suspects have been arrested by the police in Lahore motorway gang rape incident near Gujjarpura according to the Punjab government spokesperson Mussarat Cheema.

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According to the spokesperson, Punjab Police and allied departments are working in close coordination to find the culprits responsible behind the incident involving a woman being gang raped at Lahore motorway near Gujjarpura in front of her children.

Punjab Police and allied departments are working in close coordination to capture those involved in Painful motorway incident. So far 12 suspects have been arrested and search is going on.
— Musarrat Cheema (@MusarratCheema) September 10, 2020

The investigation is being led by the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore on the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab according to Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill.

Dr Shahbaz Gill further states that urban and rural policing techniques are being used in the investigation which is being carried out with help of detectives, CCTV footage and DNA reports.

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

According to reports, 20 teams of Lahore police and CIA have been constituted to catch the culprits responsible and no stone will be left unturned until justice is provided.

The Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari also tweeted informing that the ministry has received updated reports and copy of the First Information Report (FIR) regarding the Lahore motorway gang rape incident.

On the horrific Lahore Motorway entry point gang rape case, MOHR regional office immed asked for action report from police. FIR copy and progress report is with us at MOHR. I have removed the same from post to avoid sharing details of the victim.
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) September 10, 2020

Furthermore, the Human Rights Minister condemned the statement of CCPO Lahore Umar Sheikh blaming the woman for being gang raped. According to a Tweet by Shireen Mazari, the police officer questioned as to why the victim was out at night with her children.

For an officer to effectively blame a woman for being gang raped by saying she should have taken the GT Road or question as to why she went out in the night with her children is unacceptable & have taken up this issue. Nothing can ever rationalise the crime of rape. That's it.
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) September 10, 2020

Twitter is currently trending demanding that CCPO Lahore be removed from his post immediately over his remarks.

#RemoveCCPOLahore – dear Pakistanis pl listen go what he is saying – this is UNACCEPTABLE – he must apologize and be sent home pic.twitter.com/JcxftTscSZ
— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) September 10, 2020

Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar also took notice of the Lahore motorway gang rape incident and promised that justice will be provided.

موٹروے کے قریب خاتون سے زیادتی کے واقعے پر وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب کا سخت نوٹس

انسپکٹر جنرل پولیس سے رپورٹ طلب کر لی

اس سنگین جرم میں ملوث مجرموں کو جلد از جلد گرفتار کیا جائے – وزیراعلیٰ کی ہدایت

"انشاء اللہ مظلوم خاتون کو انصاف فراہم کیا جائے گا" – وزیراعلیٰ عثمان بزدار
— Government of Punjab (@GovtofPunjabPK) September 9, 2020

In the latest tweet by CM Buzdar, he has promised justice for the victim of the motorway rape incident and stated that the culprits will face severe punishment.

شہریوں کو تحفظ اور انصاف کی فراہمی ریاست کی ذمہ داری ہے. ہمارا منشور ایک ایسے معاشرے کی تشکیل ہے جہاں دن ہو یا رات، خواتین/بچے اکیلے ہوں یا اپنےخاندان کے ساتھ، وہ خود کو محفوظ سمجھیں

موٹروےکیس میں ہر صورت انصاف ہو گا اور متاثرہ خاتون کےساتھ ظلم کرنےوالوں کو سخت سزا بھگتنا ہو گی!
— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) September 10, 2020

Lahore Motorway Gang Rape Incident

A woman was gang raped at Lahore Motorway near Gujjarpura in front of her children by unidentified assailants who then robbed her of her valuables including Rs. 100,000 cash and fled the scene.

According to reports, the woman was traveling with her children when her car ran out of fuel around 1:30AM early Wednesday stranding her on the road.

While being stuck on the road, the woman also reportedly called motorway police but was refused assistance by the operator who told her “that emergency beat had not been assigned to anyone”.

The woman was sitting her the car at Lahore motorway with her children waiting for help when she was spotted by the identified persons who broke her car window and forced her out of the vehicle taking her to a nearby field where she was gang raped her.

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