Woman gang-raped during roadside robbery in Sheikhupura
Police said the accused also made a video and extorted money from the victim for four months by threatening to share it on social media.
SHIEKHUPURA: A woman was gang-raped by a group of robbers at a sit-in set up to rob passers-by on the main Sheikhupura road in Sharaqpur.
An eyewitness told the police that 15 robbers robbed mobile phones and cash from more than 20 people over a period of three hours.
They also revealed that three robbers also gang-raped a woman after robbing her, adding that the victim returned to her house crying.
Police have launched a search operation in nearby gardens and fields to arrest the accused.
Last month, a shopkeeper in Shakargarh area allegedly raped a girl who had come to get her mobile phone repaired.
Police said the accused also made a video and extorted money from the victim for four months by threatening to share it on social media.
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The victim stole 24 tolas of gold and cash from her house to stop the accused from making the video viral.
Police said a case has been registered against the shopkeeper on the complaint filed by the shopkeeper. An investigation into the matter has also been initiated.
