NAROWAL: A suspected rapist on Thursday held a constable hostage in a bid to avoid arrest and later a police team rescued the policeman at Bogargal village of Pasrur tehsil.

‘M’ lodged a complaint with the police saying that he was asleep at home along with his family when he heard a noise. Upon investigating, he found ‘R’ sexually assaulting his 34-year-old wife, a mother of four. The suspect fled the scene.

Following the complaint, Pasrur Saddar police registered a first information report against the suspect. Acting on a tip-off, Constable Asad Raza from Pasrur Saddar Police Station was dispatched to arrest him. However, the suspect resisted, took the constable hostage, made a video and posted it on the social media.

In response to a call from the hostage constable, a police team arrived and arrested the suspect.

The video prompted DPO Rana Umar Farooq to take notice of the incident. An inquiry committee, led by DSP Pasrur, has been formed.

Published in Dawn, October 4th, 2024

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