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On Friday, Lahore police arrested Ghulam Mustafa for torturing and injuring a female scooty rider on Mozang Link Road. The attack was captured by CCTV cameras, leading to public outrage after the footage was aired; it showed Mustafa overtaking her, pulling her hair, slapping her repeatedly while bystanders did not intervene. The victim suffered facial injuries including a fractured nasal bone and lost a laptop valued at Rs90,000 that was damaged during the incident. Police used modern technology along with traditional methods to track down and arrest the suspect.

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Ghulam Mustafa, arrested on Friday by Lahore police for torturing a female scooty rider on Mozang Link Road, was granted bail on Saturday. The incident, captured on CCTV and aired on social media, showed Mustafa overtaking the woman's scooter, blocking her path, and brutally assaulting her in front of several passersby who did not intervene. She suffered facial injuries including a nasal bone fracture and had her laptop, valued at Rs90,000, thrown to the ground. Police used data from dozens of Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) cameras to track down Mustafa. Despite police requesting judicial remand for him, a magistrate released him on bail with a surety bond of Rs100,000. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed her displeasure over the decision on X, calling it "sad."

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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. uncertain

who → claim → 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. asserted

attacker → identify → techniques

He was sent behind the bars after being nominated in a criminal case. asserted

He → send → case

A CCTV footage of the incident, which took place late on Thursday, sparked widespread public outrage once footage was aired. asserted

footage → take → outrage

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. asserted

suspect → show → passersby

It was shocking to observe that none of the onlookers tried to intervene and rescue the woman. asserted

none → observe → woman

The man pulled her hair and slapped her repeatedly. asserted

man → pull → her

As per initial police reports, the woman suffered facial injuries, including nasal bone fracture, during the brutal attack. asserted

woman → suffer → 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. asserted

that → say → laptop

The suspect later fled the scene in the presence of several onlookers, he adds. asserted

he → flee → onlookers

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. asserted

team → track → technology

The official says that a case has been lodged against the attacker on the complaint of the victim’s father. asserted

case → say → father

Man held for torturing female scooty rider in Lahore

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