Pakistan Suspends Entire Police Station After Officer Accused of Raping Woman in Custody

Pakistan Suspends Entire Police Station After Officer Accused of Raping Woman in Custody

Pakistan suspended all 78 personnel at Lahore's Ghaziabad police station after a 20-year-old woman with intellectual disabilities alleged an assistant sub-inspector detained and raped her on station premises. The accused faces arrest; the gender crime wing is investigating. DIG Faisal Kamran cited departmental rules making all staff responsible for preventing wrongdoing. Punjab's rape conviction rate is 4%.

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