A progress has been achieved in Lahore motorway rape case on Saturday as the suspect’s DNA has matched with the samples taken from the victim, sources told.
According to sources, the suspect’s DNA sample was already present in the Forensic Science Agency’s DNA bank, which matched with the samples taken from the motorway rape victim.
Police said that the suspect has a criminal record and that important progress has been made in the case, however, he has not been arrested yet.
IG Punjab refused to defend victim-blaming comments by CCPO Lahore
Inspector General IG Punjab Inam Ghani on Saturday refused to defend the victim-blaming comments by Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Sheikh on the Lahore motorway rape incident.
Stressing that in “no way the victim can be blamed for the horrific event”, IG Punjab said: “[The] guard cannot tell the owner of the house to protect their belongings themselves.”
Meanwhile, Law Minister Raja Basharat had also termed the CCPO’s statement ‘inappropriate’ and maintained that he does not approve or agree with whatever the CCPO had earlier said.
