Lahore: Electric Bus Conductor Arrested for Pushing Woman, CM Takes Notice

LAHORE: Police have arrested a conductor and registered a case after a video of him pushing a woman and behaving abusively on a Green Electro bus went viral on social media. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has also taken notice of the incident.

According to Express, Achhra SHO Muhammad Asif Javed Mangat arrested the suspect, Ali Rizwan. Police said the suspect is reportedly a resident of Sahiwal. The case has been registered at Achhra police station on the police’s complaint.

Lahore police said that after the footage surfaced, DIG Operations Lahore Faisal Kamran ordered the suspect’s arrest. SP Model Town Asad Ali assigned the responsibility to the Achhra SHO, who arrested the suspect and locked him in the lockup. Further investigation is under way.

According to police, the suspect stopped the woman from boarding the bus and pushed her. The footage shows him attacking and pushing the woman.

DIG Operations Faisal Kamran said the protection of women is among the chief minister’s top priorities and that sexual harassment is her red line. He said those who mistreat women do not deserve any leniency.

Meanwhile, a video has also emerged in which Ali Rizwan apologises. In it, he says what he did was wrong, that he is deeply ashamed, begs the nation for forgiveness and repents for not behaving in such a manner in future.