Lahore court indicts eight, including Raza Dar, in foreign women kidnapping and rape case

LAHORE: A sessions court in Lahore has formally indicted eight suspects including prime accused Raza Dar in a case involving the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of two foreign women.

LAHORE: A sessions court in Lahore has formally indicted eight suspects including prime accused Raza Dar in a case involving the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of two foreign women.

Additional Sessions Judge Rafaqat Ali Gondal conducted the proceedings, during which jail authorities presented Dar and the other accused before the court. The judge subsequently summoned prosecution witnesses to record their statements on December 10.

The case was registered at Defence C Police Station under legal provisions relating to alleged rape and kidnapping.

According to the First Information Report (FIR) the victims were foreign nationals from the Netherlands and Venezuela. They were allegedly invited to Pakistan by Dar who was described in the report as the grandson of a prominent political figure.

The FIR stated that Dar had previously entered into a business partnership with the women in Singapore in October 2025. He allegedly arranged their travel visas before they arrived in Lahore on June 29, 2026.

The complainants alleged that they were forcibly taken to a residential property in Y-Block, Defence after reaching the city and were held there at gunpoint.

According to the FIR, the suspects subjected the women to sexual assault and physical violence while demanding $1.5 million in ransom. The accused also allegedly threatened to kill them and sell their body parts if their demands were not fulfilled.

The situation came to the attention of police after one of the women managed to contact her father in the Netherlands. He subsequently alerted Lahore Police through the emergency helpline 15.

Police launched a rescue operation and recovered both women within approximately two hours, according to the report.

With the indictment proceedings completed, the court has fixed December 10 for recording statements from prosecution witnesses as the trial moves forward.