Rawalpindi police net over 150 for protests against alleged Lahore rape

Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi police have so far arrested more than 150 violent protesters who assembled against the alleged rape of a Lahore student.

Policemen used tear gas to disperse students. The protests continued despite the Punjab government's denial of any such incident.

Last week, reports related to the alleged rape of the private college student went viral on social media, prompting the police to arrest a security guard at the college who was allegedly involved in the incident.

Enraged by the alleged incident, students mobilised on social media and staged protests outside different colleges in Lahore in the past few days. On Monday, at least 28 were injured due to clashes with the security guards of the college and police.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has declared that the alleged rape was “fabricated news”, blaming the PTI for spreading the “fake reports” on social media. Punjab Group of Colleges (PGC) group Director Agha Tahir and other office-holders have termed the incident “baseless”.

لاہور غیر مصدقہ خبر کے حوالے سے طلباء کے احتجاج کا معاملہ، راولپنڈی پولیس کی نفری شہر بھر میں مختلف مقامات پر تعینات ہے، راولپنڈی پولیس کسی بھی لاء اینڈ آرڈر صورتحال سے نمٹنے کے لئے مکمل طور پر تیار ہے، احتجاج کی آڑ میں توڑ پھوڑ یا قانون کی خلاف ورزی کسی صورت قابل قبول نہیں،

— Rawalpindi Police (@RwpPolice) October 17, 2024