Pakistan’s Punjab police on Monday identified three suspects involved in the gang rape of a 20-year-old Azerbaijani woman in Lahore and arrested relatives of the prime suspect for allegedly facilitating the crime.
According to police, the victim, a resident of Baku, arrived in Pakistan more than two weeks ago for a business purpose and had been staying in the Raiwind area.
The woman also recorded her statement before a local magistrate on Monday, a court official said. The victim alleged that the men later offered her and two other women a ride in their vehicle but instead took her to a flat, where they consumed alcohol, and she was given an intoxicating substance. The perpetrators have been identified as Ahmed Tanveer, Ali and Mohsin.
She told police that on the night of September 25, two women took her to a cafe in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area, where three men joined them.
The victim, a resident of Baku, arrived in Pakistan more than two weeks ago for a business purpose and had been staying in the Raiwind area, according to police. DIG Operations Faisal Kamran said all three suspects have been identified and police teams have been formed for their arrest. He said Tanveer is a prime suspect and his two relatives have been taken into custody for allegedly facilitating him.
