Lahore, November 11, 2026: A sessions court in Lahore has indicted eight suspects, including prime accused Raza Dar, in a case involving the alleged rape and kidnapping of two foreign women.
Additional Sessions Judge Rafaqat Ali Gondal conducted the hearing, during which jail authorities produced Dar and the other accused before the court
The court also summoned prosecution witnesses to record their statements on December 10.
The case was registered at Defence C Police Station under legal provisions relating to rape and kidnapping.
According to the first information report (FIR), the two foreign nationals, one from the Netherlands and the other from Venezuela, were invited to Pakistan by Dar, who was identified as the grandson of a prominent political figure. He had reportedly entered into a business partnership with the women in Singapore in October 2025.
The women arrived in Lahore on June 29, 2026, after Dar allegedly arranged their travel visas. Upon arrival, they were reportedly taken forcibly to a residential property in Y-Block, Defence, where they were held at gunpoint.
The FIR alleged that the women were subjected to sexual assault and severe physical violence involving weapons, while the suspects demanded a ransom of $1.5 million.
The accused allegedly threatened to kill the women and sell their body parts if their demands were not met.
The ordeal ended after one of the women managed to contact her father in the Netherlands, who alerted Lahore Police through the 15 emergency helpline.
Police subsequently launched a rescue operation and recovered both women within two hours.
