Need to instil fear in minds of goons committing crimes against women: Supreme Court

A Lahore sessions court extended the interim pre-arrest bail of a 20-year-old Azerbaijan national, who was allegedly gang-raped by three men in September. The suspect was granted bail twice previously, once till October 5 and then extended until October 13. The complainant, one of two female suspects accused of facilitating the alleged act, claimed that the men involved were apprehended and sent to police custody.

The other female suspect, who was also granted bail, was released on judicial remand for 14 days until October 17. The victim stated that she met two women before the accused gathered at an apartment in Lahore on September 25-26. She alleges that the first suspect tried to touch her and locked her in a room, threatening her with dire consequences if she approached the police.

The victim also mentioned that the suspects took her handbag containing cash, mobile phones, and an iPhone 13 Pro Max. The case is the second such incident of a foreign woman being gang-raped in the Defence C police station area within the last four months.