An eye-witness of the Lahore motorway gang-rape incident has regretted not taking timely action when he came to know regarding t
he incident the next day.
Talking to a private news channel, the eye-witness, Khalid
Masood, informed that t
he incident occurred on a link road connecting Lahore Motorway, adding th
at he witnessed the assault from a man on the link road.
“I immediately informed police on emergency 15 at 2:45 AM regarding t
he incident,” he informed. Khalid
Masood sa
id that he was coming towards the link-road after dropping his maternal uncle when he saw a man and a woman near a vehicle.
“The man was holding the woman with h
er shoulders and slapped her as I passed by their side,” he said, adding th
at he even informed the police that the area usually remains deserted at the spot.
He further said, “I apprised the police that the woman came on the road to seek help but the man dragged her back,” adding th
at he went to his home after providing information to the police.
The Punjab police claimed to have identified the village of the suspects involved in the gang rape of a woman before her children at Lahore motorway crime.
The IG sa
id that 26 teams of police have cordoned off Karol village.
Meanwhile, Police arrested 12 suspects for alleged involvement in the gang-rape incident. 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.
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