Young woman gang-raped by robbers near Saggian.

Lahore -- Unidentified robbers allegedly gang-raped a young woman who worked at a clinic in Gujarpura area late on Wednesday, and fled away leaving her unconscious in the fields near Saggian.

Muhammad Anwar, an X-ray technician at the Mayo Hospital Lahore, who also runs a part-time clinic in Gujarpura told police that four unidentified gunmen intercepted him and his 18-year-old female assistant near Saggian when they were returning after closing the clinic around 10pm.

He said the gunmen who appeared to be between 28 and 32 years of age brutally gang-raped his assistant in his presence and later fled away leaving her unconscious.

He said the criminals also took away their belongings and warned them against reporting the matter to police, otherwise they would kill them both.

The police, on being informed of the incident, rushed to the spot along with forensic experts and shifted the girl to hospital for medical treatment and...