Overview
- Police say unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police party on Friday as officers were taking four suspects to identify the alleged crime scene, killing all four detainees.
- Authorities had earlier accused armed men of forcing their way into a low-rent house on the outskirts of Peshawar and gang-raping two married women while tying up the husband and threatening children.
- Investigators say the four suspects were traced and arrested within hours using Safe City surveillance and technical means and that weapons allegedly used in the attack were recovered.
- A formal case was registered at Rehman Baba police station and biological samples from victims and suspects were sent to the Punjab Forensic Science Agency for analysis as police continue their inquiries.
- The family at the centre of the case are poor tenants and children were present during the assault; police have launched a manhunt for the attackers and say the new shooting probe may complicate efforts to secure witnesses and evidence for trial.