Motorway rape incident: Police nab two suspects who used victim's ATM card

(Karachi) In a major breakthrough, police claimed to have arrested two suspects who used the ATM card of a woman who was gang-raped on Lahore-Sialkot Motorway two days ago, media reported.

As per details, Punjab police nabbed two accused after they tried to make a transaction through the ATM card of the victim which was snatched along with other valuables during the incident.

The police have taken the DNA samples of the accused and sent them for medical analysis.

Meanwhile, the victim's gold ring and wrist watch were found in the fields where she was taken by two unidentified men along with her children at gunpoint and was raped. The attackers had taken Rs100,000 cash and other valuables of the victim with them while fleeing.

On Friday, the Punjab Police have taken charge of security of the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway and deployed over 250 personnel of the Special Protection Unit, CSP and Highway Patrol Unit. The police will patrol the motorway in cars and motorcycles until Motorway Police are posted in the area.

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On September 9, a woman was allegedly gang raped during a robbery bid in Gujjarpura along the recently inaugurated Lahore-Sialkot Motorway. The new Motorway currently has no rest stops or service stations as of yet.

Police said the victim was travelling with her children in a car when the vehicle stalled due to lack of petrol. She called a relative and sent him her location on the Motorway. When the relative arrived at the location, he saw the victim driving the car towards them with broken window panes.

The woman told police that she was waiting for the family to arrive to pick her and the children when two armed assailants allegedly attacked her.

One suspect hit the car with clubs and the other held them hostage at gunpoint. The attackers then took her and the children to a nearby forested area where the victim claims they gang raped her. Later on, they robbed her of valuables and left her stranded.

Meanwhile, at least 15 men have been taken into custody over their suspected involvement in the rape.