KARACHI: Three suspects have been arrested and an FIR has been lodged against them for gang-raping a woman on a train.
In a press briefing, providing details of the incident, Inspector General Railway Faisal Shahkar said the victim woman had boarded the train without a ticket, therefore she bought a ticket in train. He said the ticket checker took the woman with him under the pretext of giving her an AC seat.

He said the incident belonged to Karachi region and the suspects would be produced before the court.

DIG Railway Yousaf said she had gone to Multan to meet her children, who were living with their father and ex-husband of the woman. He said the woman had a brawl with her former husband upon not allowing her to meet the children.

Detailing about the suspects, he said they had gone into hiding upon hearing of action against them. He said the train in which the incident took place was being run by a private company and the staff on the train was also of the same company.

The DIG suggested that the private company should have checked background of the staff before appointing them.

He said DNA test of the suspects would be conducted.

Faisal Shahkar said even stealing incidents would reduce by 80 per cent if cameras were installed in all the trains. He also apprised that there was a shortage of police personnel in railway as hiring did not take place for five to six years.

He said criminal and administrative actions would be taken against the suspects.