Ghaziabad Police Station: 78 Officers Suspended in Rape Allegation Case

The number of officers suspended from Ghaziabad police station in connection with the alleged rape case has been specified as 78, including the Station House Officer.

A police officer has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a mentally impaired woman inside the Ghaziabad police station in Lahore.

Lahore’s Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Operations, Faisal Kamran, suspended the entire staff of the Ghaziabad police station on Tuesday following an allegation that a woman was raped inside the facility.

According to police records, more than 70 personnel, including the Station House Officer (SHO), have been suspended. The DIG confirmed that an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) is accused of assaulting the woman in a room on the station's upper floor. The woman later identified the location to senior officers.

DIG Kamran stated that the mass suspension was enacted because the entire staff was responsible for preventing misconduct at the station. “No one bothered to enquire why the ASI had brought the woman to the police station in the absence of any female personnel,” he said.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered on Monday under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which pertains to rape, and Section 155-C of the Police Order, 2002, for police misconduct. The complaint was filed by the victim’s father.

The FIR states that the woman, who is around 20 years old and mentally impaired, had left home on Sunday and did not return. Her father was informed that a policeman in civilian clothes had taken her. The family went to the Ghaziabad police station to report her missing, but while they were there, they received a call that she had returned home. Upon his return, the father found his daughter crying. She told him that a police official had taken her on a motorcycle and raped her.

Following the incident, the SHO of Ghaziabad station was also removed from his post and a replacement was appointed.

Pakistan News will update this story as more confirmed details become available.

An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) has been arrested in Lahore over allegations of raping a mentally disabled girl inside the Ghaziabad police station.

Following the incident, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Operations took action, suspending the entire staff of the Ghaziabad police station for negligence. The suspension includes the Station House Officer (SHO), two Sub-Inspectors, eight ASIs, and a total of 78 personnel.

According to reports, the accused ASI, identified as Imran, allegedly took the girl to his room within the police station premises and assaulted her. The DIG Operations stated that the SHO and other staff failed in their fundamental duty to be aware of activities occurring within the station.

A case has been registered against the accused officer, who is now in custody. A medical examination of the victim has also been conducted.

Pakistan News will update this story as more confirmed details become available.