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Man arrested for exposing himself, sexually harassing girls in Lahore
 [DAWN] Lahore police have arrested a man who chased a group of girls and sexually harassed them on the road earlier this week, it emerged on Saturday.The action was taken after a social media user on Thursday described the ordeal she and her friends went through in a series of tweets. The girl, who is a student, stated that she was returning home along with a group of girls while travelling in a cycle of violence rickshaw when a man on a cycle of violence started chasing them on Raiwind Road. After coming as close to the rickshaw as possible, the suspect started exposing himself to the girls, the tweet said. The girl said she then took out her cellphone and captured photos of the harasser and his cycle of violence's number plate. "This is the kind of society where girls are afraid to go out. We have to stand against such behaviour," the text accompanying the photos on Twitter said. Taking notice of the girl's account, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) BA Nasir ordered immediate action against the suspect. In the photos posted on social media, the suspect was seen wearing a helmet but his cycle of violence number was clearly legible. On directions of the CCPO, a special police team lead by Saddar Superintendent of Police (SP) Ahsan Saifullah started an investigation and apprehended the suspect in a matter of hours after using the lead from the video and photos posted by the victims. A case was registered against him under Sections 294 (obscene acts and songs in public) and 268 (public nuisance) of the Pakistain Penal Code. The victims complained that the suspect made derogatory comments and attempted to harass them sexually. According to police, the suspect is an engineer and a Hafiz-e-Koran who led Taraweeh prayers in Ramazan. Police said the man has been accused of committing similar offences in the past well. When called up by police, his family said they were not aware of his behaviour. Posted by: Fred 2019-07-28 |
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