FIA blacklists prime suspect in Motorway rape incident

(Karachi) The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has blacklisted Abid Ali, the prime suspect in motorway rape incident, media reported on Thursday.

As per details, the law enforcement agencies feared that Abid might escape from the country fear so they requested the FIA to put his name on the blacklist. The investigation agency had already sent the data of the accused to airports and border security checkpoints across the country.

Meanwhile, the police recorded the initial statement of the wife of main suspect Abid Malhi.

According to the details, Bushra Bibi, wife of the main accused in the motorway gang rape case Abid Ali, said that he looked worried when he returned home after the incident and fled when he was identified.

She maintained that she is not aware of her husband’s present location.

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On September 14, Punjab police arrested Shafqat in Motorway rape incident. Shafqat is a friend of prime suspect Abid and has confessed his involvement in the motorway gang-rape case.

The accused was nabbed during a raid by police in Dipalpur. Shafqat was arrested in light of accused Waqarul Hassan's disclosures.

During the course of interrogation, suspect Shafqat transpired that he along with Abid had planned to commit robbery on the Motorway. He said they were drunk and under the influence of alcohol.

He highlighted that accused Abid broke the window of the car in which the victim was seated and injured his arm.

He revealed after robbing the woman, they took her and children out of the car and took them in the bushes. There they sexually assaulted the woman and fled.

Shafqat told the investigators that they are habitual criminals and had committed robberies and are also involved in rape incidents. He said after committing the offence, they would escape to Kacha area to hide and evade arrest.