Pakistan
Pakistan: Drunk constable arrested for attempting to sexually assault beggar woman
A drunk police constable was arrested after he tried to sexually assault a disabled beggar woman and shot at and injured a man in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said.
Taking notice of the incident, the Lahore operations DIG suspended the constable, Amjad, from service after registration of a criminal case against the suspect posted at Shafiqabad police station, reported Dawn News.
Sharing details, a source told the newspaper that the suspect intercepted the woman under the influence at a deserted road in Manawan and dragged her to nearby fields where she raised an alarm for help.
Some people, including a local, Sajid Ali, rushed to the spot to rescue the woman, the source said.
He was injured when the constable resorted to indiscriminate firing.
The injured person was shifted to hospital.
The constable was later arrested.
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