Lahore rape case: Foreign woman makes startling revelations in court statement

• Statement says testimony recorded under oath.
• Woman alleges pistol butt struck head.
• Suspect allegedly threatened victims over money.

LAHORE: One of two foreign women, who was allegedly raped in Lahore, revealed shocking details about the incident and the treatment she endured, saying that she was sexually and physically assaulted many times.

According to her statement before a magistrate, the 40-year-old woman said that she is a Spanish national. She said that on the first night, four armed men entered the house, tied the women up, and confined them to a room. She further claimed that another foreign woman was also in the room but she was taken away.

The case came to the limelight after a first information report (FIR) was registered at Lahore’s Defence C Police Station against five suspects, including Muhammad Raza Dar, identified as the grandson of a high-profile political bigwig, for the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and sexual assault of two foreign nationals. Five suspects, including Dar, are currently on physical remand.

In her statement, the victim said that a man dressed in black touched intimate parts of her body, punched her in the face several times, and removed her shoes. The victim said that the same man sexually assaulted her while she was clothed and continued touching her body.

According to the statement, a man identified as Raza Dar later entered the room and asked about a computer and money. The victim said she told him both were inside a green bag. She alleged that another woman was then brought back and both women were repeatedly questioned about the computer and its password.

The woman further alleged that when she questioned the men, she was struck on the head with the butt of a pistol. She claimed she was later taken to a bedroom on the second floor, where another man, who spoke English fluently, told her that if they handed over the money, they would be allowed to live, but if they refused, they would be killed.

She alleged that after the English-speaking man left, three others entered the room, including an older man carrying a rifle, who instructed two men to remain with her. According to the statement, the men spoke only Urdu, laughed among themselves, and repeatedly demanded sexual activities, which she said she refused several times.

The victim claimed that the man dressed in black later took her to another room on the second floor while a younger man waited outside. She claimed the suspect slapped her when she began crying, ordered her to remain quiet, and raped her repeatedly.

According to the statement, the alleged assault stopped after she screamed.

The case was officially registered following a swift emergency rescue operation. According to the FIR, the two foreign victims were invited to Pakistan by Raza Dar, who had previously entered into a business partnership with them in Singapore in October 2025.

The victims arrived in Lahore on June 29, 2026, after Dar arranged their travel visas. gunpoint and raped.