Tag: crime

  • Twitter wants police to arrest girls who beat up boy in Lahore

    Twitter wants police to arrest girls who beat up boy in Lahore

    A video of a group of girls beating up a shopkeeper in Lahore has gone viral on the internet. Some netizens claimed that the girls were daughters of an influential lawyer, adding that they had beaten the boy because they thought he was harassing them.

    In the video, the girls appear to have initiated the assault, with the boy at the receiving end of their blows and slaps.

    CCTV footage shows girls standing at the cash counter of a tuck shop holding coffee mugs while a young salesman is sitting at the counter with the cashier. The girls start talking angrily and then barge inside the counter.

    One girl, clad in a black T-shirt, grabs the salesman’s neck and slaps him; the other girls grab the boy’s hair and hit him. An elderly customer forbade the girls, but reportedly, they hurled abuses at him and went to the police station.

    The incident happened on Saturday night in the Garden Town area of Lahore at a petrol pump tuck shop. The boy was then arrested on charges of harassment, as per Geo, on the complaint of one of the girls, Iman Zahra.

    She stated in the complaint that both the salesmen made obscene gestures, and when she complained, salesman Yusuf, along with the cashier, abused them.
    Social media lambasted the girls for their inhumane behaviour.

    Ihtisham ul Haq called the whole act of violence “disgusting”.

    Activist Shama Junejo pointed out that the girls come from an influential background. Lahore Police’s Twitter handle replied to her, “On July 7, the police registered an FIR on a harassment complaint by the girls. Today, based on video evidence, these boys were acquitted. However, if any application is received from these boys, action will be taken according to merit.”

    To this, Shama replied, “When a crime is shown in a video, is it necessary to take action only on the complaint of the victim? Can’t it happen?”

    Netizens criticised Lahore police for this response as Ashir Azeem Gill, an ex-civil servant, actor and activist sarcastically wrote, “Well Done, Lahore police. Tomorrow you’ll say, how can we catch the killer, the deceased hasn’t filed a case.”

  • Cattle burnt alive in Sargodha, suspect arrested

    Cattle burnt alive in Sargodha, suspect arrested

    Six cattle were burnt alive in Sargodha as personal grudges were taken to a brutal extent. Police have arrested the main suspect.

    The incident occurred in the jurisdiction of Bhagtanwala police station in Sargodha, where influential individuals set fire to a poor farmer’s cattle. The suspects managed to escape.

    As a result of the brutality, six cattle valued at hundreds of thousands of rupees were burnt to death, while more than a dozen others were seriously injured.

    Taking note of the incident, IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar directed DPO Sargodha to take strict action against the suspect. Bhagtanwala police registered a case against the man and initiated an investigation.

    On the micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), Punjab Police shared photos of the crime scene.

    Reportedly, yesterday, police arrested the main suspect who tried to harm his adversary due to personal enmity. While the main suspect was apprehended, his wife and son have been released on bail prior to arrest.

  • Son kills father for apartment, pension in Karachi

    Son kills father for apartment, pension in Karachi

    A son, aided by his mother and two friends, killed his father to inherit his apartment and pension.

    The father’s body, several days old, was found in the bathroom of an apartment located in Sarjani Town. The victim was beaten to death with a hammer, according to the police. 

    He has since been identified as 43-year-old Syed Shahid Ali, son of Sardar Ali.

    The incident was reported to the police after a stench rose from the flat. During the investigation, the police arrested the deceased’s son, Bilal, daughter-in-law Mahnoor and Bilal’s two friends, Ahmar and Inam, who were involved in the murder of Shahid Ali.

    The victim’s mobile phone, the hammer and the sheet in which the body was wrapped were recovered from the suspect, reports Geo News.

    Shahid Ali divorced his wife 14 years ago, and his son has been living with his mother since then.

  • Forced begging now non-bailable offence

    Forced begging now non-bailable offence

    The Punjab Home Department has sent amendments to the anti-rape law to the Cabinet for approval.

    According to the spokesman of the Punjab Home Department, under the new law, forced begging has been declared a non-bailable offence.

    The spokesperson said that those who force children, the elderly and women to beg will be severely punished, while the gang leaders of beggar mafias will face 10 years of imprisonment with a fine of 20 lakh rupees. In case of non-payment of fine, three additional years of punishment will have to be served.

    Similarly, apart from forcing children to beg, those you physically harm minors are also in for a tough time.

    The Home Department noted that previously, there was no law to punish the gang leaders of the beggar mafia.

  • Court orders action against nikah khawan for solemnising marriage of a minor girl

    Court orders action against nikah khawan for solemnising marriage of a minor girl

    Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered action against a nikah khawan for solemnising the marriage of a minor girl.

    Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu of LHC heard a petition filed by Humaira Bibi.

    The young girl was brought to the court from Dar-ul-Aman. According to the petitioner, the girl is 15-years-old and was forced into marriage.

    Justice Pannu asked the girl if she had married of her own free will, to which she replied in the affirmative.

    The girl also claimed that her age was around 15 or 16.

    Justice Anwar-ul-Haq ordered to file a case against the Nikah Khawan who officiated the marriage of the young girl.

    The court ordered the judicial magistrate to decide on the case.

  • Indian politician Prajwal Revanna accused of assaulting 400 women, escapes to Germany

    Indian politician Prajwal Revanna accused of assaulting 400 women, escapes to Germany

    An Indian politician, who sexually assaulted 400 women and made videos of them, has escaped to Germany. He’s accused of exploiting and making videos of women over many years.

    Parjwal Revana is a member of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition party and the grandson of former Indian Prime Minister HD Devarajegowda, according to Indian media.

    According to media reports, Parjwal allegedly filmed 2,800 videos, of 400 women being raped, 2,000 USB sticks of rape videos were found in parks, buses and trains across the state of Karnataka and the rape videos were leaked by the former driver of Prajwal Revanna. These videos were used by the member of the parliament to blackmail women and gain sexual favours from them.

    While Prajwal has escaped, his father has been arrested on the charge of sexual violence against a maid. The girl who worked at Parjwal’s house complained to the police about the rape and she also accused Prajwal’s father of sexual assault.

    A former Bangalore councilor has also accused Prajwal of raping her several times.

    Indian politician and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that this is not a sex scandal but a serious case of mass rape.

    Modi has campaigned for Prajwal in the elections but in his statement has said, “It is a law and order issue. If such an incident took place in Bengal, then the Bengal government of would be responsible. If it happened in Gujarat, then the Gujarat government is responsible…if it happened in Karnataka, then the Karnataka government is responsible to take action.”

  • Woman keeping babies in freezer not charged

    Woman keeping babies in freezer not charged

    A 69-year-old woman from Boston, whose apartment was found to have frozen infants in the freezer in 2022, will not be charged.

    A probe into the case started back in 2022 — which was deemed as “one of the most complex, unusual and perplexing” investigations by District Attorney Kevin Hayden.

    It has been said in the statement that it has not been concluded if the four babies were born alive or not, and that is why no criminal charge has been filed against the woman.

    Additionally, the attorney stated that according to the medical examiner, there have been no signs of trauma.

    The father of the babies reportedly died in 2011, while the mother is said to be in a healthcare facility.

    When she was questioned with regards to what was found, she “appeared confused and demonstrated a lack of understanding about where she was and who she was speaking to,” Hayden said.

    The mother is said to have five children and one of them was put up for adoption and had a birth record.

    It is still a mystery as to whether the children were born dead, killed, or did something else happen; and moreover, why the mother did not disclose her pregnancy.

    Background:

    Back in 2022, four babies were found in a freezer – two boys, two girls — in South Boston. The DNA proved that all four were siblings.

  • Recklessly drifting BMW lands doctor in jail

    Recklessly drifting BMW lands doctor in jail

    A doctor has been apprehended and his BMW confiscated by the police for reportedly causing significant damage to recently constructed infrastructure in Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, with his allegedly drifting car.

    The incident, which occurred in Bukhari Commercial Area, resulted in substantial harm to the area’s development, according to a senior police official.

    Dr Salman is currently being interrogated as his BMW was allegedly involved in the incident.

    The police revealed that two luxury cars were involved in the drifting, one of which belonged to the detained doctor, while efforts are under way to apprehend the owner/driver of the other vehicle.

    The complaint, filed by a sub-engineer of the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC), highlighted the negligence of the drivers, who caused damage to the official infrastructure through overspeeding and drifting, and then abandoned their vehicles at the scene.

    The incident, which occurred on April 12, follows a similar event on April 10 involving another unidentified car and driver. Both incidents have led to the registration of FIRs against the drivers underSections 279 and 427 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

  • Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi supports stricter rules on social media use

    Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi supports stricter rules on social media use

    During a press conference in Lahore held on Monday, federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi pointed out that everyone knows how people who share fake videos in the United Arab Emirates or the UK are treated by those countries.

    He added that while there should be freedom of speech in Pakistan, there must also be a law under which a person making a false accusation can be arrested.

    As for the issue of the increased street crime in Karachi, the Interior Minister acknowledged the fact that the crimes are taking place in the city, but he also asserted that the police are fighting there on a daily basis.

  • Sindh CM blames past care-taker government for alarming crime rates

    Sindh CM blames past care-taker government for alarming crime rates

    Amidst increasing crime rates and deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has blamed the previous caretaker government, again, for the problem – a claim rejected by the ex-caretaker home minister Brig (retd) Haris Nawaz.

    The CM made the claim while speaking to media after visiting victims of a road accident while en route to the Shah Noorani shrine.

    The CM was of the opinion that the previous caretaker set-up had reshuffled the police department ahead of the February 9 general elections, worsening the law and order situation.

    “This reshuffle affected the entire policing system, from additional inspector generals (AIGs) to station house officers (SHOs). However, the government is taking strict measures to improve the overall law and order situation, including in Karachi, rural areas, and particularly in the katcha area,” said Shah.

    Shah emphasized that PPP has always done the best for Sindh and recalled Karachi’s 7th ranking as the world’s most dangerous city by International Crime Index in 2008 before their government came.

    “But we restored law and order after coming into power and when we left the government in 2023, the same city of Karachi had improved its ranking and was ranked 128th on the same Index,” he said.

    Responding to Shah’s claims, former caretaker home minister Brig (retd) Haris Nawaz rejected CM’s remarks and said, “The Sindh CM has his own point of view, but we approved postings of the officers with good reputation”.