Key Takeaways
- Lahore police arrested Ghulam Mustafa for assaulting a girl on a scooty.
- The incident occurred on Mozang Link Road after a dispute over overtaking.
- The suspect allegedly pulled the girl’s hair, snatched her bag, and damaged a laptop worth Rs. 50,000.
Lahore police have arrested a man accused of assaulting a girl riding a scooty, following a dispute over overtaking on Mozang Link Road.
The suspect, identified as Ghulam Mustafa, was traced and arrested with the help of his motorcycle’s registration number.
According to police, the incident took place on Mozang Link Road, where the suspect allegedly overtook the girl, stopped her, and physically assaulted her.
The first information report (FIR) states that the man pulled the girl’s hair, verbally abused her, and harassed her in public.
He also allegedly snatched her bag and threw it to the ground, damaging a laptop worth Rs. 50,000.
The girl sustained facial injuries, and her nasal bone was reportedly affected during the assault.
CCTV footage of the incident has emerged, showing the motorcyclist stopping the girl before allegedly grabbing her and throwing her to the ground.
Bystanders intervened and helped rescue the girl.
Police said officers reached the scene after receiving information through the emergency helpline 15.
Initially, they registered a case against an unidentified suspect on the complaint of the victim’s father.
Lahore Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) took notice of the incident and directed officers to arrest the suspect immediately.
Police subsequently registered a case at Mozang Police Station and initiated further legal proceedings.
Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Zahid Bokhari addressed the incident in a statement posted on X, saying that Lahore police arrested the suspect during the night.
Bokhari added that women and children are Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s ‘red line’ and stressed that such behavior would not be tolerated under any circumstances.
