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ATC indicts accused in motorway gang-rape case
The accused plead not guilty, vow to contest the charges
Main accused in Lahore-Sialkot motorway gang-rape case Abid Ali. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday indicted prime accused and co-accused – Abid Malhi and Shafqat Ali – in the motorway gang-rape case that had sparked a countrywide outrage last year.
The accused pleaded not guilty and contended to contest the charges, Deputy Prosecutor General Hafiz Asghar said.
On September 9, 2020 accused Malhi and Ali allegedly raped a woman at gunpoint in Gujjarpura area while she was waiting for help on the motorway after her car ran out of fuel.