LAHORE: Iqbal Town police, in an operation launched in response to a Rescue 15 call, recovered a young woman who had been allegedly abducted at knifepoint and arrested the suspect involved.

According to police, the accused, identified as Inam Rasool, abducted the victim ‘R’ from Main Boulevard by threatening her with a knife. He then took her to the Shahdara area. CCTV footage of the incident, which has since surfaced, shows the suspect forcibly taking the woman with him. Upon receiving the emergency call, police traced the suspect’s location and conducted a raid in Shahdara. The woman was safely recovered, and the suspect was arrested on the spot. The police also recovered the knife used in the abduction. Investigations revealed that Inam Rasool had allegedly prepared a fake marriage certificate (Nikahnama) in an attempt to harass and blackmail the victim. Police have registered a case and initiated further investigation into the matter.

Source: THE NEWS