LAHORE: A woman was injured after jumping off a moving motorcycle to escape inappropriate behaviour by an online bike-hailing rider in Lahore’s Johar Town area.
According to a police report, the incident took place after the woman booked a ride from F-2, Johar Town.
The First Information Report (FIR) states that the rider allegedly harassed the woman during the journey and pressured her to engage in inappropriate acts. In an attempt to escape, she jumped off the moving motorcycle in the G-4 area.
The woman sustained injuries to her face, nose, neck and head as a result. Footage of the incident that emerged later shows her jumping off the moving motorcycle.
Following the incident, the rider fled the scene.
Police registered a case against the rider, identified as Naeem, at Nawab Town Police Station on the complaint of the woman’s brother.
The victim is currently receiving treatment at a hospital, according to the report.
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Earlier, in a separate incident, a Crime Control Department (CCD) police official was booked after a girl accused him of sexually assaulting her and recording an obscene video, according to the FIR.
A case was registered against CCD official Muhammad Shabbir at Kahna police station on the complaint of the affected girl.
According to the FIR, the girl, a resident of Kot Lakhpat, went to Kahna Bazaar on October 1, where her mobile phone went missing from her purse.
She approached Kahna police station over the missing phone, where she met Shabbir, a CCD police official. The complainant said he took her mobile phone number and later contacted her.