A significant development has emerged in the investigation into the abduction and sexual assault of two foreign women in Lahore, with forensic testing linking three suspects to one of the complainants.
According to investigative sources, police submitted DNA samples from eight suspects to a forensic laboratory for examination. Initial results have identified matches between three suspects and one of the foreign women involved in the case.
Sources said that a suspect identified as Nawaz was among those whose DNA matched the foreigner’s sample. Investigators claim that he was the first suspect involved in the assault.
Investigative officials stated that forensic analysis of the remaining five DNA samples is continuing and that further results are expected as the inquiry progresses.
In a separate development, South Cantt Police Station has registered an additional case related to a road traffic collision involving the car used in the abduction.
According to police records, the complaint was filed by a car owner identified as Usman, who stated that he was travelling from a private housing society towards Bhatta Chowk when his vehicle was struck by another car on Airport Road.
Meanwhile, police from Defence C Police Station also produced three suspects named Rizwan, Nawaz and Nasir before a court at the Cantt Katcheri in Lahore on Monday.
During the hearing, Judicial Magistrate Azhar Mahmood was informed by investigators that further inquiries were required, including the recovery of weapons connected to the case and medical tests to determine the ages of the accused.
After hearing the arguments, the court approved the police request and handed the three suspects over to investigators on a five-day physical remand.
