Crypto Dispute Emerges in Gangrape Case Involving Pakistan Deputy PM's Relative

Investigators in Pakistan are examining a new lead in the abduction and gangrape case of two foreign women, as suspicion now centers on a possible cryptocurrency-related dispute. This high-profile case involves Muhammad Raza Dar, who is a relative of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

The new development comes after one of the survivors recorded her statement before a judicial magistrate. In her testimony, she alleged that Muhammad Raza Dar received $100,000 in exchange for securing her release.

According to a copy of the survivor’s statement obtained by ARY News, she told the magistrate that a group of armed men entered the house where she and her friend were staying. The woman alleged that both of them were restrained and locked inside a room by the attackers, before Raza Dar repeatedly demanded access to a computer and cryptocurrency funds. She stated, “They asked where the computer with the money was, and I told them it was in the green bag.”

The survivor further alleged that she was struck on the head while being held captive and claimed that one of the armed men threatened both women with death if they failed to hand over the demanded money. “He told me if we gave them the money, we would live. If we didn’t, they would kill us,” she recounted to the magistrate.

The woman also reportedly described a harrowing incident during which, she alleged, she was sexually assaulted by two of the accused while another suspect stood guard outside. She purportedly stated, “They were laughing, slapped me and told me to keep quiet when I started crying.” A Lahore court has since remanded four suspects in the case to five days of police custody as investigations continue.

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