Lahore (HRNW) The Punjab police have decided to obtain DNA samples of residents living in areas near where a woman was raped on the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway Wednesday night.
The woman was raped in front of her children by two unidentified men on the motorway. She was driving to Gujranwala when she ran out of fuel near Lahore’s Gujjarpura. The woman was sitting in her vehicle when two men walked towards her car, broke her window, and made her park on the roadside. They then took her and the children to a nearby forest and raped her.
The men fled after the rape, taking with them cash and jewellery worth Rs100,000.
The samples will be submitted to the Punjab Forensic Agency. The police have also completed geo-fencing of the area and will be checking the call data for all calls made in the area before, after and during the crime.
According to the police, 12 suspects were taken into custody over their suspected involvement. DNA samples of seven of these men have already been taken.
The police added that the rape has been corroborated by medical reports.
At least 20 teams have been formed to investigate the case. This includes teams of the Special Branch, CIA and Investigation Police.
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