Police in Lahore have detained a man accused of violently attacking a girl on a scooty after a disagreement over overtaking, police said on Friday. The suspect, Ghulam Mustafa, was located and taken into custody by tracing the registration number of his motorcycle, according to police.
Police said the assault took place on Mozang Link Road. The suspect allegedly passed the girl, forced her to stop and then physically attacked her.
Allegations listed in the first information report
The first information report (FIR) alleges that the man yanked the girl’s hair, hurled abuse at her and harassed her in public. It further claims he snatched her bag and flung it to the ground, damaging a laptop valued at Rs50,000.
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The girl suffered facial injuries, and her nasal bone was reportedly affected in the attack.
CCTV footage and the police response in Lahore
Footage of the incident has also emerged, showing the motorcyclist halting the girl, allegedly seizing her and throwing her to the ground. Bystanders stepped in and helped rescue her.
Police said they reached the scene after receiving a call on the emergency helpline 15. An initial case was lodged against an unidentified suspect on the complaint of the girl’s father. Lahore’s Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) took notice and ordered officers to arrest the suspect immediately, and a case has been registered at Mozang Police Station.
In a statement posted on X, Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Zahid Bokhari said Lahore police arrested the suspect at night. She said women and children are Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s “red line” and that such behaviour would not be tolerated in any circumstances.
