A sessions court in Lahore has indicted eight suspects, including prime suspect Raza Dar, over the alleged rape and kidnapping of two foreign women. Additional Sessions Judge Rafaqat Ali Gondal presided over the hearing, where jail authorities brought the accused before the court.
The court has summoned prosecution witnesses to record their statements on December 10. The case was registered at Defence C Police Station under sections covering alleged rape and kidnapping.
Allegations set out in the first information report
According to the first information report, the two women, one from the Netherlands and one from Venezuela, were invited to Pakistan by Dar, who is described as the grandchild of a prominent political personality. The FIR says Dar had earlier formed a business partnership with them in Singapore in October 2025, and that he arranged their travel visas. The women reached Lahore on June 29, 2026.
The FIR alleges that after their arrival the women were forcibly taken to a residence in Y-Block, Defence, and held at gunpoint. It further claims they were sexually assaulted and subjected to severe physical abuse involving weapons, and that the suspects demanded a ransom of $1.5 million. The accused allegedly threatened to kill the women and sell their body parts if the demands were not met.
Family alert led to rescue within two hours
The ordeal reportedly ended when one of the women contacted her father in the Netherlands, who alerted Lahore Police through the 15 emergency helpline. Police then launched a rescue operation and recovered both women within two hours.
