Arbela Arpi, a TikToker from the United States, was allegedly gang-raped at a local hotel during her visit to Dera Ghazi Khan’s Fort Munro.
DG Khan Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Anwar said that prime suspect Muzamil Shehzad has been arrested from Rajanpur after the registration of a case under Sections 376 and 292B.
The main accused, who was working as a guide in the area, will be presented before a court in DG Khan for further legal action.
In her statement, the victim said that she was staying at a local hotel in Fort Munro on the night of July 17, when Muzamil and his associates raped her.
She further said that the accused also made videos during the incident.
The victim will undergo a medical examination while the main accused will be shifted to Lahore for DNA testing.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz took notice of the incident and sought a report from the province’s inspector general of police.
He said that the accused will be punished according to law and justice will be provided to the victim at any cost.
Earlier this month, a girl was allegedly gang-raped by three men, including her ‘friend’, in Lahore. The girl had alleged that she was gang-raped by three men on gunpoint inside a vehicle.
