Medical reports confirm gang-rape on Lahore motorway

Medical reports have confirmed that the woman who was robbed at the motorway was also gang-raped.

Media reports had earlier claimed that she had been subjected to sexual assault in front of her children. 

As per reports, the woman with her two children, was stuck on the road as her car ran out of fuel in the Gujjar Pura area of Lahore. Two unidentified men attacked them and broke the window of their car.

They took the woman to nearby fields where she was gang-raped and later robbed by the men who fled the scene promptly.

After the news of the incident made headlines, the Punjab government took “serious notice” and tweeted that the victim will be served justice and the culprits will soon be behind bars.

موٹروے کے قریب خاتون سے زیادتی کے واقعے پر وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب کا سخت نوٹس

انسپکٹر جنرل پولیس سے رپورٹ طلب کر لی

اس سنگین جرم میں ملوث مجرموں کو جلد از جلد گرفتار کیا جائے – وزیراعلیٰ کی ہدایت

"انشاء اللہ مظلوم خاتون کو انصاف فراہم کیا جائے گا" – وزیراعلیٰ عثمان بزدار

— Government of Punjab (@GovtofPunjabPK) September 9, 2020

The police have set up check posts across the province after preparing the sketch of the accused. The village of the accused has been identified and an extensive search operation is underway. At least 12 suspects have already been arrested.  

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According to earlier details, the woman had called the motorway police and asked for help but the police reportedly “refused to provide her help”.

Many celebrities, social activists and other social media users took to Twitter to condemn the incident and demanded public hanging of the rapists.

#hangrapistspublicly pic.twitter.com/BFWEi8CRYu

— Rabia Anum Obaid (@RabiaAnumm) September 10, 2020

مالک !! یہ وحشت، یہ بربریت، یہ درندگی کیوں آ گئی ہے اس معاشرے میں۔۔۔ پروردگار اِن بدبختوں پر قہر نازل فرما کہ اَب تیرے بندوں سے تو انصاف کی توقع کرنا بھی عبث ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/2EjXOlxSqj

— Iqrar ul Hassan Syed (@iqrarulhassan) September 10, 2020

Motorway rape case, responsible personalities are those who opposed #PublicHangingOfRapists bill and they are @BBhuttoZardari @fawadchaudhry @ShireenMazari1, please answers

— Waqar Zaka (@ZakaWaqar) September 9, 2020

Raped in front of her children. Neither one of them will ever be able to forget or move on from this. Lives destroyed. For their justice and for safety of the rest of us women who use motorways/highways, PUNISH THE CULPRITS. #PublicHangingOfRapists

— Manal (@manalaijaz) September 9, 2020