Suspects who allegedly raped woman, daughter in rickshaw arrested

Dunya News

Both suspects have previous criminal record.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Police have arrested two suspects who allegedly raped woman and her daughter in rickshaw late last night near LDA Avenue locality of provincial capital.

One of the accused identified as Umar Farooq has a criminal record including rape cases in Okara and Lahore and sources claimed that he was recently released in a rape case.

The other accused name Mansab was arrested from rural area by Investigation Wing of Police.

According to details, a woman and her daughter were allegedly raped by a rickshaw driver and his accomplice in another chilling incident that occurred late last night.

As per First Information Report (FIR), the 35-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter arrived from Vehari in Lahore at around 10pm to meet their relative. They hopped inside a rickshaw for Cantt, but then the driver drove them to LDA Avenue in the dark of the night.

The driver and his accomplice allegedly raped the mother-daughter duo and abandoned the rickshaw and fled when victims cried for help and a private car stopped to inquire about the situation.