LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar Monday said that two persons allegedly involved in gang-rape of a women and her daughter had been arrested.
He expressed these views during a press conference held at his office. He said that soon after receiving information of the incident, a Chung police team reached the spot and collected evidence, which helped in tracing the accused.
He said that it was a challenging case, but the Lahore police arrested the accused in minimum possible time. He said the accused had been identified as Umer Farooq and Mansab, while the former was found to be a habitual criminal, who had earlier been booked in two cases in Okara and Nawab Town police stations.
The CCPO said that the woman and her daughter had reached Lahore on Sunday night at a bus terminal from Vehari, and they had hired a rickshaw to travel to their relatives in Cantt area. However, the rickshaw driver, along with his accomplice, took them to Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Avenue area and raped the woman and her daughter. He said case would be taken to its logical end and justice would be ensured at every cost.