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Lahore court grants five-day physical remand of four in alleged foreign women assault case
Police said the women were rescued within two hours and four suspects were arrested as investigators pursued kidnapping and rape allegations.
- On Friday, a Lahore court granted police a five-day physical remand for four suspects arrested for the alleged abduction and sexual assault of two foreign women, with Judicial Magistrate Azhar Mehmood ordering them produced again on July 8.
- Police allege the suspects kidnapped two foreign nationals from the Netherlands and Venezuela after inviting them to Pakistan for a cryptocurrency venture, demanding $1.5 million in ransom before allegedly assaulting them.
- Prime suspect Muhammad Raza Dar was identified by victims as the "prime suspect" and is reported to be a relative of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, linking the case to senior political leadership.
- Investigators confirmed the alleged victims underwent medical examinations while authorities continue raids to apprehend a fifth suspect currently at large, with police said to be pursuing further evidence.
- Legal proceedings remain subject to forensic evidence and the ongoing inquiry, with officials stressing that allegations regarding the cryptocurrency dispute and reported kidnapping plot are currently being examined in Pakistan.
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Four suspects, including a close relative of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, have been arrested in connection with the gang rape and kidnapping of two foreign women from the Netherlands and Venezuela in Lahore, Pakistan. Police have secured five-day remand and launched an investigation.
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Pakistan Live NewsCourt grants 5-day physical remand for Ahmad Raza Dar, others in foreign nationals' assault case
Suspects face kidnapping for ransom, rape charges.Case proceeds under Anti-Rape Act 2021 provisions.Police to produce accused before court on July 8.LAHORE: Following the high-profile rescue of two foreign nationals, a Cantt Court in Lahore on...
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