LAHORE MIRROR — Police have arrested a man accused of assaulting a woman riding a scooter in Lahore’s Mozang area, following an incident captured on CCTV footage.
Police identified the suspect as Ghulam Mustafa Umair, who was also identified by the victim and her father, according to officials.
The incident took place at around 5pm on October 20 near Mozang Link Road. According to police, the suspect, who was riding a motorcycle, overtook the woman, stopped her and physically assaulted her.
CCTV footage reportedly shows the suspect grabbing the woman, throwing her to the ground, pulling her hair and verbally abusing her. Bystanders intervened and rescued the victim.
لاہور، مزنگ
موٹرسائیکل سوار ملزم نے سکوٹی پر سوار لڑکی کو روکا، نیچے گرایا، تشدد کیا اور فرار ہوگیا۔ پولیس نے مقدمہ درج کرلیا https://t.co/86woJIAHdY— Muhammad Umair (@MohUmair87) October 22, 2026
According to the complaint, the suspect snatched the woman’s bag and threw it to the ground, damaging a laptop valued at approximately Rs85,000. The woman sustained facial injuries and a fracture to her nasal bone as a result of the assault.
The suspect allegedly fled the scene, leaving his motorcycle behind. People present at the scene handed the motorcycle over to the police.
Mozang police reached the scene after receiving information about the incident and registered a case against an unidentified suspect on the complaint of the victim’s father, Mudassir.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Lahore took notice of the incident and directed police to arrest the suspect immediately.
Police said a special team, working under the supervision of SP Civil Lines Manza Karamat, used modern technology to trace and arrest the suspect.
The suspect is expected to be produced before court soon, while investigators continue their inquiry.
The DIG Operations Lahore said violence against women would not be tolerated and that the suspect would be dealt with in accordance with the law.
