Man held for torturing female scooty rider in Lahore
LAHORE: The police on Friday claimed to have arrested a man who had allegedly tortured and injured a young woman riding a scooty on busy Mozang Link Road in the city. Identified as Ghulam Mustafa, the attacker was tracked down and arrested by the police with the help of data of dozens of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) cameras, besides using traditional investigation techniques. He was…
LAHORE: Police have arrested Ghulam Mustafa, a man accused of torturing a female scooty rider on Mozang Link Road, according to reports published in Dawn on October 24th, 2026. Mustafa, who was identified and apprehended with the help of over a dozen CCTV cameras and conventional investigative methods, faces criminal charges. The traumatic incident, captured on CCTV footage, occurred late Thursday and depicted the attacker overtook the victim on the busy road, placing his bike in front of her two-wheeler before subjecting her to brutal torture.
Despite the presence of numerous bystanders, none intervened to assist the woman. The suspect allegedly assaulted her, pulling her hair and slapping her repeatedly. The victim suffered severe injuries, including a fractured nasal bone and facial trauma, while her laptop, valued at approximately Rs90,000, was thrown on the ground, sustaining significant damage.
Mustafa was eventually tracked down by a special police team led by Civil Lines Superintendent of Police Maniza Karamat and charged with the assault.
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