71-year-old man held for 'assaulting' woman at Minar-e-Pakistan

LAHORE: Police have apprehended a 71-year-old man for his alleged involvement in the Minar-e-Pakistan assault case.

Identified as Wazir Khan, the suspect has been handed over to the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA). He is a resident of Shahdara.

His family, however, has denied his involvement in the assault of a woman TikToker at the Minar-e-Pakistan on Independence Day.

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Talking to ARY News, the suspect’s son Sher Khan said his father was not at the Greater Iqbal Park at the time of the crime but was present at a shop near his house.

Khan said that his father has been unwell, due to which he doesn’t venture out often. Accusing the elderly of such a crime is unfortunate, he lamented.

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Earlier today, police said they have arrested 130 people and identified 40 of them through videos of the Minar-e-Pakistan incident.

“We have also recorded the statement of a person accompanying the female TikToker and he has also undergone a medical test,” they said adding that the suspects arrested are also being identified with the help of those accompanying the TikToker.