Alleged co-accused of the recent Lahore Motorway rape incident, Waqar-ul-Hassan is likely to be presented before the local court today (Monday).
Yesterday, one of the two suspects of the motorway rape incident, Waqar ul Hassan, has surrendered before CIA police station in Lahore‘s Model Town.
According to the details, the investigation team has sent sample of Waqar to the laboratory for DNA test. Sources told that identification parade will also be held to recognize the suspect.
The horrific Lahore motorway rape incident, which took place on Tuesday night, when a woman was traveling with her children was robbed and gang-raped by two men.
One of the two suspects of the motorway rape incident, Waqar ul Hassan, today has surrendered and denied his charges before Lahore police.
A breakthrough occurred on Saturday in the Lahore motorway gang rape incident when the sample of DNA of one of the suspects matched with the samples taken from the victim.
According to the details, the suspect’s DNA sample was already present in the Forensic Science Agency’s DNA bank. Police said that the suspect has a criminal record and that important progress has been made in the case, however, no arrests have been done yet.
Earlier, the Inspector General (IG) of Punjab police, Inam Ghani had dismissed reports that a suspect in the Lahore Motorway gang rape case has been arrested.
He added that he would share the news of any arrest himself as he is directly monitoring the investigations.
“Such unconfirmed news affects the case and is also misleading for the public,” he said. He also said that pictures of the woman and the suspect of the case being shared on social media were fake. He requested the media to confirm facts before reporting on such sensitive issues.
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.
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.
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.
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar said that Police have managed to reach the real culprits of Motorway gang-rape case in less than 72 hours. He said this during a press conference with provincial ministers and IG Punjab in Lahore. “A reward of Rs 25.25 lakh has been announced for those who help in the arrest … Read more
