- Police produce suspects earlier than court docket in Lahore.
- Restoration of cash nonetheless pending: IO tells court docket.
- No lawyer seems on behalf of Ahmad Raza Dar.
A Lahore court docket on Monday prolonged the bodily remand of 4 suspects by 4 days in a case involving the alleged kidnapping and rape of two international ladies.
Police produced 4 suspects, together with the prime suspect Ahmad Raza Dar, earlier than the court docket, the place the investigating officer advised the court docket that cellphones and the automobile allegedly used within the incident had been recovered from the suspects.
The investigating officer stated that the restoration of cash was nonetheless pending.
Three suspects — Sikandar Aziz Khan, Hassan Raza Sajid Ali — have been represented by advocate Salman Shahid throughout the proceedings. No lawyer appeared on behalf of Raza Dar.
After listening to the arguments, the court docket prolonged the suspects’ remand by 4 days to facilitate additional investigation.
The case stems from a primary info report (FIR) registered at Lahore’s Defence C Police Station towards 5 suspects for the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and sexual assault of two international nationals — a Venezuelan and a Dutch.
On July 5, Lahore DIG Operations Faisal Kamran stated the 2 international ladies arrived in Lahore on June 29 and have been allegedly kidnapped quickly afterwards.
He had stated that police launched an investigation after tracing the automobile concerned and inspecting its journey historical past via Secure Metropolis cameras. He stated the automobile was tracked because it travelled through the motorway to Sargodha, whereas raids have been additionally performed in Shahdara and Defence.
In response to DIG Kamran, the primary ransom name was acquired on July 1 from a person recognized as Carlos, who knowledgeable police that Spanish authorities had additionally been notified. He added that the Secure Metropolis Authority acquired a name on the emergency helpline the identical day.
He stated 4 suspects have been arrested on July 2 after police traced telephone numbers, automobile particulars and placement information.
