One of the accused in the Lahore / Sialkot motorway rape case, Shafqat Ali has been arrested.

Inspector General of Police Punjab, Inam Ghani has said that by the grace of Allah Almighty, in the light of scientific analysis and investigation of the evidence found at the crime scene, One of the accused in the Lahore / Sialkot motorway rape case, Shafqat Ali son of Allah Ditta, resident of Haroonabad, Bahawalnagar district, has been arrested.  He further said that the DNA of accused Shafqat Ali matched the DNA obtained from the crime scene.  IGP Punjab further said that just as the Punjab Police has been working day and night to identify the accused and arrest the accused Shafqat, insha-Allah, the fugitive accused Abid Malhi will also be arrested soon and brought to justice.

(Handout No. 208)
Nayab Haider
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police  

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Press Release Date: 
Monday, September 14, 2020