Woman raped on the motorway: 'Identification of two accused, Rs 25 lakh for assistance in arrest

Woman raped on the motorway: 'Identification of two accused, Rs 25 lakh for assistance in arrest'

Addressing a press conference, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar said that two accused involved in the rape the incident on the motorway three days ago have been identified and those who helped in their arrest have been given a reward of Rs 25 lakh. Will be given from

The Chief Minister said that the police had managed to identify the real culprits in less than 72 hours.

On the issue of controversial statement regarding the case of CCPO Lahore Omar Sheikh, the Chief Minister said that a show-cause notice has been issued to the CCPO and in case of non-response within seven days, legal action will be taken.

Addressing a press conference, IG Punjab Inam Ghani said that the accused had undergone the first DNA test and the samples were matched.

The IG Punjab said that the police were '95-96 percent 'sure about the DNA of the co-accused and they also had the address and ID card number and hoped that they would be caught soon.

Inam Ghani said that the information of the accused had reached the public due to which they must have got the information and they managed to escape.

He said about one suspect when his the house was raided in which both he and his wife escaped but their youngest a daughter was found at home.
Protests in different cities of Pakistan

The motorway rape incident has sparked outrage across the country and on Saturday there were demonstrations in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad in which a large number of people participated.

Demonstrators condemned the behavior of CCPO Lahore in particular and demanded his resignation.

He also called for adequate training for the police and judiciary to better handle international cases of sexual violence and to ensure the safety of women during the investigation and trial of cases.

"Chief Minister has personally supervised the whole case"

Earlier, Dr. Shahbaz Gul, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Relations said that the DNA of the accused in the motorway rape case had been matched and an arrest would be made soon.

In this regard, he said that the Punjab Chief Minister was "with the IG and CCPO" till 4 pm and "the Chief Minister has supervised the whole case himself".

It may be recalled that since Saturday morning, there were reports in the local media that the police had matched the DNA of the accused, but official sources could not confirm this.

After the news broke on the media, Inspector General of Punjab Inam Ghani said that no accused has been arrested in the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway rape case. A statement sent to the media from the IG Punjab's office said that the news on various TV channels and social media regarding the arrest of the accused was false and untrue.

IG Punjab has said that he is personally monitoring the investigation of this case and will inform the media about any success.

"Such unconfirmed news not only affects the case but is also misleading to the public. The pictures of the accused and the woman being shared on social media are also false and fake."

"I request the media representatives not to run any news without confirmation and I also request the people to have faith in us. We will soon arrest the culprits and bring them to justice," he added.

On the other hand, Provincial Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chauhan in a statement on Saturday morning expressed hope that the case would be brought to a logical conclusion in a few hours and therapists would be arrested.

Earlier, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed, while addressing the concluding session of a training workshop for judges of commercial courts at a local hotel in Lahore expressed deep concern over the incident on the motorway and said that it was a shame There was no security system or mechanism on the highway.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed lamented that innocent passengers face serious crimes on the highway.

"The police system is in the hands of unprofessional and irresponsible people who have destroyed the law and order of the country," he said.