Lahore police get further 4-day physical remand of 2 suspects in Azeri woman rape case
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at the Cantonment Courts on Monday granted Lahore police a further four-day physical remand of two prime suspects in the alleged gang-rape case 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 near Raiwind on the night between…
A Lahore police court extended the physical remand of two suspects accused of gang-raping an Azeri woman for an additional four days. The 20-year-old Azerbaijan national had traveled to Pakistan for business and was allegedly assaulted in a rented flat near Raiwind on September 25-26. The suspects, who were previously granted a six-day remand, appeared before Judicial Magistrate Azhar Mahmood on Monday, with the magistrate approving the extension.
The investigating officer informed the court that the investigation was ongoing, necessitating the further remand. The magistrate directed the police to produce the suspects again on October 9.
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