Cop allegedly rapes woman inside Lahore police station; entire staff suspended
LAHORE: The entire staff of Lahore’s Ghaziabad police station was suspended on Tuesday after it emerged that an assistant sub-inspector had allegedly raped a woman in the presence of senior officials on the premises on Sunday. Lahore DIG (Operations) Faisal Kamran confirmed the development to Dawn , saying that the woman was allegedly raped by an assistant sub-inspector inside a room at the…
Lahore’s Ghaziabad police station suspended all staff on Tuesday following allegations of rape inside the station on Sunday. The victim, a 20-year-old mentally impaired woman, identified the exact room where she claims she was assaulted by an assistant sub-inspector. The entire upper floor of the police station was reportedly under the jurisdiction of the accused official.
Lahore DIG Faisal Kamran confirmed the incident to Dawn, stating that the staff allowed the assault to take place without questioning the presence of the woman in the station. Over 70 personnel and officials were suspended as per police rules, which mandate supervision of all activities within the station. A first information report (FIR) under Sections 376 and 155-C of the Pakistan Penal Code and Police Order, 2002 was registered at Ghaziabad police station on Monday.
The FIR details the complainant, the woman's father, reporting his daughter missing after she left home on Sunday afternoon and failing to return. She alleged she was taken to the police station by a disguised policeman, who subsequently raped her.
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