An entire police station staff in Lahore has been removed from duty after a woman was allegedly raped by an assistant sub-inspector inside the building on Sunday. The sweeping suspension of more than 70 personnel came after senior officers determined that no one had questioned why the officer brought the woman to the station without any female staff present. Main Developments Lahore DIG (Operations) Faisal Kamran confirmed the suspension on Tuesday, stating that the woman identified the exact room on the upper floor of the Ghaziabad police station where the assault took place. The identification was made in the presence of senior police officials. Read also: 3 Key Changes in Pakistan's New Foreign Media Rules Under police rules, every officer deployed at a station bears responsibility for monitoring wrongdoing on the premises. "No one bothered to enquire why the ASI had brought the woman to the police station in the absence of any female personnel," Kamran said, explaining the blanket suspension. A first information report was registered on Monday under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which covers punishment for rape, alongside Section 155-C of the Police Order, 2002, which addresses police misconduct penalties. The FIR was filed at the same Ghaziabad station where the incident occurred. Background The complainant, the woman's father, told police that his daughter, aged around 20 and mentally impaired, left home on Sunday afternoon and failed to return for an extended period. A man informed the family that a plainclothes policeman had taken her away. The family reached the police station around 9pm that evening but were told by a relative that the woman had already returned home. When they arrived, they found her crying, and she told them that a police official had taken her on a motorcycle and raped her. Why It Matters Punjab Prosecutor General Irfan Sadiq Tarar has declared the case high-profile, demanding a transparent, impartial, and merit-based investigation. He summoned the investigating officer to his office on Thursday with the complete case record for review. Tarar warned that negligence or delay would not be tolerated, stating that crimes against women and children are intolerable. He emphasized that the prosecution department would pursue the case with strong evidence to ensure punishment for those responsible under the law. What's Next The investigating officer must appear before the prosecutor general on Thursday with the full case file, marking the next formal step in the probe. The suspended personnel face the possibility of further disciplinary action depending on the investigation's findings. Questions remain about how the ASI accessed the station with the woman unnoticed and whether additional legal charges will be filed against any other officers who may have been aware of the situation.