RAWALPINDI: Greater than 200 college students have been arrested after scores of scholars took to the streets within the metropolis towards an alleged rape of a school pupil — a report that the Punjab authorities has vehemently denied.
The protesting college students ransacked a hostel within the metropolis’s Dhoke Gangal space and resorted to stone pelting focusing on a school constructing and broken close by autos after which the police used tear gasoline and managed to evacuate the lecturers and employees who had been initially trapped within the constructing.
The police have urged the scholars to abstain from turning into a part of unlawful actions whereas additional warning of stern motion towards the weather behind the protests.
At present’s demonstrations come amid the continued unrest throughout the province over rape allegations which went viral on social media platforms prompting college students to carry a number of demonstrations throughout varied cities in current days.
Greater than two dozen individuals, together with 4 policemen, had been injured in violent protests in Lahore on Tuesday.
The turmoil finally warranted a powerful response from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz who, whereas chatting with the media on Wednesday, introduced a crackdown on these spreading pretend information relating to the rape of a pupil.
The CM mentioned an try was made to run a marketing campaign in Punjab by deceptive the scholars on the idea of lies, including {that a} very “vile and harmful plan was made” after the failure of protest, siege, and anarchy.
“I do know very nicely who’s behind this incident and won’t go away anybody who was concerned on this,” she careworn.
Her remarks got here after a high-level committee, fashioned by the Punjab authorities, said in its report that the lady had not been raped and that she sustained accidents at her residence.
The police had additionally registered a primary data report (FIR) on the Defence A Police Station towards the unfold of misinformation and unverified information on social media.
Taking to social media platform X, CM Maryam mentioned that the alleged particular person concerned in spreading the “blatant lie” had the truth is been arrested.
“This man who propagated a blatant lie, incited violence & provoked the scholars has been arrested. As promised, I can’t spare anybody who was a part of the conspiracy & false propaganda which have gravely affected an harmless lady & her household,” mentioned the provincial chief govt.
“Who will compensate for the loss that the kid and her household suffered because of her title getting used to spark unrest,” she added whereas blaming the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for being answerable for the pretend information and propaganda.
FIA to probe social media pages
Talking on Geo Information’ programme “Geo Pakistan”, Lahore Deputy Inspector Basic (DIG) Operations Faisal Kamran maintained that the youngsters had been being misguided on the matter.
“The youngsters are being misguided by particular [social media] accounts, mentioned the DIG operations, including that the Federal Investigation Company (FIA) was probing who was working these pages.
“Faculty college students do not need to reveal so now protest is being imposed from exterior,” remarked the police official.
He additionally claimed that the police had recovered petrol bombs from the scholars.
Offering particulars on the incident, the police officer mentioned that they didn’t have any complainant when the incident was reported and the faculty administration, when contacted, additionally denied being conscious of any such incident.
The safety guard, he added, was traced and introduced again from Sargodha who too denied his involvement within the matter.
“We checked the information of all authorities hospitals in Lahore, whereas a non-public hospital was additionally checked, however we didn’t discover any sufferer,” mentioned the DIG operations.
Talking on the continued investigation, Kamran mentioned that the police had reviewed the video obtained from the faculty for the final 5 days which has now been handed over to the forensic crew for additional investigation which is able to then analyse and submit a report on it.