MULTAN:The three accused involved in the alleged gang rape of a woman on board the Bahauddin Zakariya Express have been arrested, who would be handed over to Karachi police.

According to a report on Tuesday, DS Railway Multan Hammad Hassan Mirza has claimed that the three accused named in the Zakaria Express gang-rape incident were arrested. Hammad Hassan Mirza said that the accused were arrested from Samundari, Jahanian and Shorkot. The arrested accused will be handed over to Karachi police for further investigation.

Hammad Hassan said that with the help of a private company manager, the investigation of accused Zohaib and Zahid is underway while the third named accused Aqib will also be interrogated. It may be recalled that a Karachi woman was allegedly gang-raped by two ticket-checkers and their in-charge on board the Bahauddin Zakariya Express.