The prime suspect of the motorway sexual assault, Abid Malhi has been arrested in Faisalabad, police officials confirmed on Monday. DIG Shahzada Sultan told The Express Tribune that Abid had been taken into custody after a hiatus of over one month from the incident that shook collective conscience of the nation. Police located Abid’s hide out in Faisalabad by tracing his location through phone number, they added. The woman was travelling with her children when their car stalled in Gujjarpura as it ran out of fuel. The woman told the police that she was waiting for her relative to pick her up and her children when two armed men attacked her.

Source: The Express Tribune October 12, 2020 14:56 UTC