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Lahore court grants police 6-day remand of two suspects in Azeri woman's gang-rape case

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Sheikh, W. A. (2026, September 29). Lahore court grants police 6-day remand of two suspects in Azeri woman's gang-rape case. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2033513/lahore-court-grants-police-6-day-remand-of-two-suspects-in-azeri-womans-gang-rape-case

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A Lahore judicial magistrate granted Defense C police a six-day remand for two suspects in an alleged gang-rape case involving an Azeri woman. The 20-year-old victim was reportedly assaulted by three men in a rented flat near Raiwind; one suspect has been arrested on Monday and another on Tuesday. Police sought a 14-day remand but the magistrate approved only six days for interrogation, evidence collection, and DNA testing. This case is similar to an incident from June where two foreign women were abducted and sexually assaulted by five suspects in the same area.

Written by AI on 2026-09-29, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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Who wrote this

Wajih Ahmad Sheikh

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Topics

Azerbaijan Azeri Defence C LAHORE Pakistan

Subjects

LAHORE GPE · 4× Defence C ORG · 2× Azerbaijan GPE · 1× Azeri NORP · 1× Azhar Mahmood PERSON · 1× Cantonment Courts ORG · 1× Muhammad Sagheer PERSON · 1× Pakistan GPE · 1× Raiwind GPE · 1× Zeeshan Raza PERSON · 1×

Narrative

On Sunday, Lahore police had requested federal authorities to place the names of the three prime suspects in the case on the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL), saying they had fled Lahore shortly after the alleged assault.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-29

2026-09-29 · Dawn

Lahore court grants police 6-day remand of two suspects in Azeri woman's gang-rape case · mixed framing

Claims (14 extracted, 6 hedged)

A judicial magistrate on Tuesday allowed Defence C police a six-day physical remand of two suspects in a case against them over the alleged gang-rape of an Azeri woman. asserted

magistrate → allow → woman

The 20-year-old Azerbaijan national had travelled to Pakistan for business purposes and was allegedly gang-raped by three men in a rented flat of a private housing society located near Raiwind on the night between Friday and Saturday. uncertain

national → travel → Friday

One of the prime suspects had been arrested on Monday, while another’s arrest surfaced on Tuesday. asserted

arrest → arrest → Tuesday

According to Lahore Deputy Inspector General (Investigation) Zeeshan Raza, police had identified the third suspect and were conducting raids to trace him. uncertain

police → accord → him

On Tuesday, the police produced the two arrested men before Magistrate Azhar Mahmood at Cantonment Courts. asserted

police → produce → Courts

The investigating officer sought their 14-day physical remand for interrogation, collection of evidence and DNA examination. However, the magistrate approved a six-day physical remand of the suspects. asserted

magistrate → investigate → suspects

The proceedings come a day after the foreign woman recorded her statement before Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Sagheer under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). asserted

woman → come → Procedure

they → request → assault

Police had also taken two close relatives and a domestic servant of one of the suspects into custody. asserted

Police → take → custody

The vehicle allegedly used in the incident had also been taken into custody. uncertain

vehicle → use → custody

The Defence C police had registered a case against three unidentified suspects on the woman’s complaint. asserted

police → register → complaint

It is the second such case in which a foreign woman was reportedly gang-raped in the Defence C police station area during the last four months. uncertain

woman → rap → months

In June, two foreign women, nationals of the Netherlands and Venezuela, were allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in the Defence C police station area. uncertain

women → abduct → area

According to the FIR, the women were abducted by five suspects, including a close relative of a senior political personality, who demanded ransom and subjected them to sexual assault during their captivity. uncertain

who → accord → captivity