{
  "id": 11685285,
  "title": "Lahore magistrate sends female suspect to jail on judicial remand in Azeri woman's rape case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lahore-magistrate-sends-female-suspect-to-jail-on-judicial-remand-in-11685285",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T12:45:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2034483/lahore-magistrate-sends-female-suspect-to-jail-on-judicial-remand-in-azeri-womans-rape-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 20-year-old Azerbaijani woman has been sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand following allegations of gang rape in Lahore, Pakistan. The incident occurred on the night of September 25 to 26, 2022, when she was allegedly assaulted by three men in a rented flat near Raiwind. The victim had traveled to Pakistan for business purposes and was initially met by two women before being taken to the apartment. One of the women was released on bail, while the other was arrested and sent for three days of physical remand. The magistrate, after reviewing the complainant's statement, allowed the 14-day remand until October 17. The victim claimed that the men demanded money and alcohol, which she refused, before they proceeded to rape her. She also reported that the suspects stole her belongings, including Rs200,000, an iPhone, and another mobile phone. This case is the second of its kind in Lahore within the last four months, involving the gang rape of a foreign woman in the Defence C police station area.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday sent a woman suspect to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in connection with a case of an Azeri woman’s rape. 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 Sept 25 and Sept 26. Two of those men had…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Lahore magistrate sends female suspect to jail on judicial remand in Azeri woman's rape case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lahore-magistrate-sends-female-suspect-to-jail-on-judicial-remand-in",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:45:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}