LAHORE – The police on Saturday have arrested 66 people while 70 identified using geo-fencing and face matching over their alleged involvement in the assault on a female TikToker at Lahore s Greater Iqbal Park on Independence Day.
According to details, police questioned more than 300 people. More than 100 people taken into custody were geo-fenced and face matched with the video footage.
Then, with “digital mobile forensics”, the 66 who were found to be present on location were arrested. Police presented the detained suspects in Minar-e-Pakistan incident before District Court. The court ordered to send 40 suspects in jail for identification.
The TikToker who was attacked and her colleagues will identify the suspects during the parade and the remaining suspects will also be arrested soon.
According to police sources, the accused were identified with the help of NADRA videos and detainees. The accused fled to Jhang, Sargodha and other districts after the news broke on the media.
According to sources, the medical of Rambo, a partner of TikToker Ayesha Baig, was also conducted. Ayesha and her accomplice Rambo s statements were recorded by CIA police. Further provisions may be added to the case after the medical report is recieved.
Police shortlisted 791 phone numbers with the help of geo-fencing. Of the shortlisted numbers, 60 numbers of suspects are located in Lahore only, while the others are residents of other districts. The shortlisted numbers were present near to Ayesha Akram at the time of the incident.
Deputy Inspector General (Investigations) Shariq Jamal said that they have questioned over 300 people in the case so far. Of those, over 100 people were taken into custody for further questioning, the police officer said, adding that their whereabouts that day were traced using geo-fencing and face matching.
The Deputy Public Prosecutor directed the investigation team to collect evidence of the Minar-e-Pakistan assault incident.
The Deputy Public Prosecutor directed the investigation team to seize the torn clothes of Ayesha Akram, the victim in the case.
The prosecutor also directed the team to send the viral social media videos of the incident for immediate forensics.
In another major development, the Lahore Sessions Court barred the police from arresting accused Shahroze Saeed till September 3.
