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

LAHORE: 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. 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…

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

A Lahore judge has granted police a six-day physical remand for two suspects accused of gang-raping an Azerbaijani woman. The 20-year-old woman had travelled to Pakistan for business and was allegedly assaulted in a rented flat near Raiwind on the night of Friday and Saturday. One suspect was arrested on Monday, while another's arrest came on Tuesday.

Police are searching for the third suspect and have seized his vehicle, two relatives, and a domestic worker. The case follows a similar incident last month involving two foreign women who were allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in the same area.

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