{
  "id": 16280342,
  "title": "Man held for torturing female scooty rider in Lahore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/man-held-for-torturing-female-scooty-rider-in-lahore-16280342",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:12:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039380/man-held-for-torturing-female-scooty-rider-in-lahore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lahore police have apprehended a man accused of torturing a female scooty rider on the busy Mozang Link Road. The assailant, identified as Ghulam Mustafa, was captured following the use of data from around 30 Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) cameras and conventional investigative methods. He faces criminal charges after being formally cited in a case. A CCTV recording of the encounter, which occurred late Thursday, has sparked public outrage due to the lack of bystanders intervening to help the victim. The footage revealed the man overtaking the female scooter rider, placing his bike in front of her, and brutally assaulting her in front of numerous passersby. She sustained facial injuries, including a fractured nasal bone, and had her laptop, valued at approximately Rs90,000, destroyed. The attacker subsequently fled the scene amidst a crowd of onlookers. A special police unit, led by Civil Lines Superintendent of Police Maniza Karamat, located and apprehended the suspect using advanced digital tracking technology. The victim's father filed a complaint, initiating the criminal proceedings.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}