Pakistan: Woman TikToker harassed in Lahore on I-Day, police registers case against 400 people
Lahore: Police have registered a case against nearly 400 people for allegedly harassing a young woman Tiktoker at Azadi Flyover in Pakistan's Lahore city.
The incident occurred on Aug 14 when hundreds of youngsters were celebrating the Independence Day and police acted on Tuesday after a video of the incident went viral on social media,reports Dawn News.
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar took notice of the incident after the video showing miscreants throwing the girl in the air for fun went viral, the Pakistani newspaper reported.
In the video, several people could be seen laughing at the scene.
The suspects also dragged the girl, tore her clothes, used abusive language and looted her valuables, reports Dawn News.
Eyewitnesses and the FIR said the youngsters attacked the girl when she, along with her team members, was recording a video clip of the Independence Day celebrations for her YouTube channel, reports the news channel.
In the FIR, Ayesha Akram alleged that as soon as the suspects attacked her, the security guard of the Minar-i-Pakistan Park opened the central gate to let her enter to take shelter.
“When I crossed the gate and entered the park, the offenders chased, dragged and humiliated me,” she said, adding that her team members were also treated in the same fashion. A group of people finally rescued her, she was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
A senior police officer told Dawn News a special team had been formed to take action against the suspects involved in the incident.
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