Abid Malhi and Shafqat Ali – the two accused in motorway rape case, have been sentenced to death by Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday (today).
ATC judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta announced the court’s verdict in motorway rape case and awarded capital punishment to Abid Malhi and Shafqat Ali during the case trial that took place at Lahore’s Camp Jail.
The accused have also been awarded life imprisonment along with Rs 50,000 fine each.
The verdict comes after six months of the incident that resulted in significant public outrage compelling authorities to ensure speedy justice in the case.
At least 20 teams were formed to investigate the case including Special Branch, CIA, and Investigation Police. At least 48 DNA samples were taken by police, whereas a total of 50 witnesses appeared before the court to record their statements in the case.
Motorway Rape Case Incident
The victim – a mother of two and whose identify has not yet been disclosed, was travelling with her children on Sialkot-Lahore motorway along with her two children when her car ran out of fuel at the Gujjarpura section at around 1:30 am on the night between September 8th and 9th.
She had duly informed and shared her location with a relative and even tried approaching Motorway Police via their helpline, however she received no response from the latter.
Meanwhile, two robbers approached the car, broke the window and then raped the victim repeatedly in front of her children.
The robbers also took Rs 100,000 in cash, a bracelet, car registration and three ATM cards with them.
