Suspect accused of assaulting female scooty rider in Lahore granted bail
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to a man accused of assaulting a woman riding a scooty on Mozang Ring Road. Police had arrested the suspect after CCTV footage of the incident, which took place on Thursday, sparked widespread public outrage on social media. The man was tracked down with the help of data from dozens of Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) cameras…
A man accused of assaulting a female scooty rider in Lahore was granted bail by a judicial magistrate on Saturday, according to police reports. The incident took place on Mozang Ring Road on Thursday and was captured on CCTV footage, which sparked outrage on social media. The suspect was tracked down using data from multiple cameras operated by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) and arrested for the crime.
The magistrate ordered the suspect's release on bail against a surety bond of Rs100,000, unless he was required for another criminal case. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed disappointment over the suspect's bail, posting screenshots of news reports on social media. Eyewitnesses did not intervene during the assault, which involved the attacker overtook the female rider, placing his bike in front of her scooter and brutally torturing her in front of several passersby.
The woman sustained facial injuries, including a nasal bone fracture, and her laptop was also damaged. In a separate incident in April, CM Maryam had ordered the arrest of a suspect who allegedly snatched a phone from a 17-year-old girl riding a scooty in Nawab Town, resulting in multiple bruises and injuries.
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