Overview
- Police say two foreign women who arrived in Lahore were allegedly abducted, sexually assaulted and extorted after being invited to Pakistan, with the incident said to have occurred on June 29 and reported to authorities by a family member abroad.
- An FIR was registered at Defence C Police Station under sections for kidnapping for ransom and gang rape, and both complainants recorded sworn statements and underwent medical and forensic examinations.
- Four men, identified by police as Muhammad Raza Dar, Hassan Raza, Sikandar Khan and Sajid Ali, were produced in court and given five days of physical remand while officers search for a fifth suspect.
- Investigators say they recovered the women within hours using an emergency helpline call, Safe City CCTV and raids, and have sent DNA samples and phones for forensic analysis to build the case.
- The case has provoked administrative action and political demands for accountability, including the suspension and criminal registration against the local SHO, and sustained public scrutiny because of Raza Dar’s reported relation to Deputy PM Ishaq Dar.