Three rape woman during robbery in Gujjarpura

LAHORE: Three robbers barged into a house, looted valuables and assaulted a 32-year-old woman in front of her father in the Gujjarpura police limits in the wee hours of Thursday.

Police have registered a case against tyhe accused and started investigations. A police official said the robbers had barged into the house of Ishaq in Gujjarpura. They held the family hostage at gunpoint and raped the woman. They fled the scene after looting valuables worth lakhs of rupees. Police after being informed reached the scene and collected forensic evidence. They also recorded the statements of inmates. DIG Operations Shahzad Akbar visited the crime scene, met with the victim family and assured them of justice without delay. SP Civil Lines Afzal, SDPO and SHO were also present. The DIG said that joint raiding teams of operations and investigation wings had been constituted to arrest the culprits. Gujjarpura police have also taken into custody a suspect.

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