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Woman involved in spreading fake news on Lahore college incident arrested
- Web Desk
- Yesterday
LAHORE: A woman who falsely claimed to be the mother of a student in an alleged rape incident at a private college in Lahore was arrested for spreading news on social media.
Lahore Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Imran Kishwar said that Sarah Khan, who had claimed as the student’s mother, was taken into custody outside the Lahore High Court, where she had showed up for seeking interim bail.
A case had been registered against Sarah Khan by Gulberg Police under the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) and other sections for sharing false information and posing as the student’s mother on social media.
DIG Kishwar said that Sarah Khan is a resident of Karachi and is currently under investigation.
The arrest comes after posts and videos went viral on social media claiming the student was sexually assault at a private college in Lahore.
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The unverified news led to protests and unrest across Lahore and several other Punjab cities.
An inquiry committee was subsequently formed, which found no evidence to support claims of the sexual assault.
Interviews with approximately 28 students revealed that none had direct knowledge of the incident; their information was based on hearsay.
The committee concluded that the incident had been sensationalized through social media posts.
Earlier, Punjab police dismissed the allegations regarding the rape of the private college student, stating that “no victim” linked to the incident has come forward to record the statement.
The Lahore police earlier claimed to have arrested the security guard on charges of raping a first-year student.
The accused raped the victim girl in the basement of the college before he fled after the girl made hue and cry.
Police earlier said that the fugitive security guard had been arrested from Sialkot, and an investigation has been launched.
The victim girl, *I*, was a resident of Sheikhupura and a student of Punjab Group of Colleges, Gaddafi Stadium Hali Road branch number 10.
According to the police, the suspect later denied the allegations and he was released.