Man held for torturing female scooty rider in Lahore

Man held for torturing female scooty rider in Lahore

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 sent behind the bars after being nominated in a criminal case. A CCTV footage of the incident, which took place late on Thursday, sparked widespread public outrage once footage was aired. The footage showed the suspect overtook the scooty rider on the busy road, placed his bike in front of her two wheeler and subjected her to brutal torture in the presence of several passersby. It was shocking to observe that none of the onlookers tried to intervene and rescue the woman. The man pulled her hair and slapped her repeatedly. As per initial police reports, the woman suffered facial injuries, including nasal bone fracture, during the brutal attack. A police official says the attacker also threw the victim’s bag on the ground that contained a laptop valuing around Rs90,000, resulting in severe damage to the laptop. The suspect later fled the scene in the presence of several onlookers, he adds. A special police team, under the supervision of Civil Lines Superintendent of Police (SP) Maniza Karamat, tracked down and arrested the suspect using modern digital tracking technology. The official says that a case has been lodged against the attacker on the complaint of the victim’s father. Published in Dawn, October 24th, 2026