Lahore police granted further four-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 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 court has extended the physical remand of two prime suspects in the gang-rape case of a 20-year-old Azeri woman. The suspects were initially granted a six-day remand on September 29, which has now been extended by four more days until October 9. The investigation into the case is still ongoing, according to the investigating officer, who requested further remand to continue the probe.
The complainant, a 20-year-old Azeri woman, had traveled to Pakistan for business purposes and was allegedly gang-raped by three men in a rented flat near Raiwind on September 25-26. The suspects were apprehended and sent to police custody. One of the female suspects accused of facilitating the crime was granted interim pre-arrest bail on September 29 and later extended until October 13.
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