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20-yr-old Azerbaijani woman allegedly drugged, gang-raped in Lahore

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Mishra, A. (2026, September 27). 20-yr-old Azerbaijani woman allegedly drugged, gang-raped in Lahore. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/20-year-old-azerbaijani-woman-allegedly-drugged-gang-raped-in-pakistans-lahore/articleshow/134519598.cms

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A 20-year-old Azerbaijani woman was allegedly drugged and gang-raped by three men in Lahore after being taken to a cafe with two women on September 25. According to police, the assault occurred at a flat where she was given an intoxicating substance before being sexually assaulted. She was later abandoned near Ghazi Interchange without her iPhone. Police have registered a case against the suspects and are conducting raids to arrest them while also investigating the involvement of the two women who initially accompanied her to the cafe.

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On September 25-26, 2026, a 20-year-old Azeri woman visiting Pakistan for business purposes was allegedly gang-raped by three men in Lahore. The incident occurred after she went out with two women who introduced her to three men at a cafe near Raiwind Road. According to the victim's statement, the suspects drugged her and took her to an unidentified flat where they raped her before abandoning her near Ghazi Interchange. Police registered a case against the suspects and identified them; one was arrested on September 26 while raids continued for the others. Lahore police requested federal authorities to place the names of three prime suspects on the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL) to prevent their escape. The victim recorded her statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure before a judicial magistrate, and two suspects were granted six-day remand for interrogation and evidence collection.

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Topics

Azerbaijan Defence Housing Authority Lahore PTI Pakistan

Subjects

Lahore GPE · 3× Pakistan GPE · 2× Anjum Bashir PERSON · 1× Azerbaijan GPE · 1× Azerbaijani NORP · 1× Baku GPE · 1× Bashir PERSON · 1× Defence Housing Authority ORG · 1× PTI ORG · 1×

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Raids are being conducted to arrest the suspects, while their names have also been placed on the stop list to prevent them from leaving the country.

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2026-09-27 · Times of India

20-yr-old Azerbaijani woman allegedly drugged, gang-raped in Lahore · mixed framing

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A 20-year-old woman from Azerbaijan was allegedly gang-raped by three men in Lahore after being taken to a flat in the Defence Housing Authority area, news agency PTI cited police on Sunday. uncertain

PTI → rap → Sunday

The incident allegedly took place after the woman, who came to Pakistan from Baku for business, was taken to a cafe by two women late on September 25. uncertain

who → take → September

Police said three men joined them at the cafe around 11 pm and later offered to drop them in their vehicle. asserted

men → say → vehicle

Instead, the men allegedly took the Azerbaijani woman to a flat, where they gave her an intoxicating substance and sexually assaulted her, according to police. uncertain

they → take → police

She was later left near Lahore's Ghazi Interchange. asserted

She → leave → Interchange

The suspects allegedly took her iPhone before abandoning her. uncertain

suspects → take → her

Police officer Anjum Bashir said the woman had been staying in Lahore's Raiwind area since arriving in Pakistan more than two weeks ago. asserted

woman → say → Pakistan

Police have registered a case against three men and identified the main accused. asserted

Police → register → accused

Raids are being conducted to arrest the suspects, while their names have also been placed on the stop list to prevent them from leaving the country. asserted

names → conduct → country

The vehicle allegedly used in the incident has been recovered from the house of a relative of the main accused, Bashir said. uncertain

Bashir → use → accused

Investigators are also examining the role of the two women who allegedly took the victim to the cafe. uncertain

who → examine → cafe

The woman has undergone a medical examination and police have registered the case under relevant provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code. asserted

police → undergo → Code