A motorcyclist accused of committing an obscene act after seeing women inside a bus on Karachi's Rashid Minhas Street has been arrested, police said.
According to police, the incident took place on June 19 and was recorded by citizens with mobile phones before the footage went viral on social media.
Police said the suspect, identified as Arsalan, 45, had allegedly planned to conceal his identity by wearing a mask and hiding the license plate of his motorcycle before committing the act.
After the video surfaced online, police launched a search operation and circulated images of the suspect to local informants while examining CCTV footage from various locations.
Investigators tracked the suspect's movements from Rashid Minhas Road to Federal Area B before arresting him in Karachi's Jauharabad neighborhood.
Police said the suspect, a resident of Jauharabad, was arrested during a raid at his residence and taken to Jauharabad police station.
The authorities also registered a case against him and launched a formal investigation.
Following his arrest, police released a video statement in which the suspect admitted to the act and apologized. However, investigators said the apology has no legal value.
Police said CCTV footage from the scene is being collected and all available evidence is being gathered to ensure that the suspect faces legal proceedings and receives the maximum punishment provided by law.
