No evidence of smear campaign: FIA closes defamation case filed by Sana Javed

Complaint was filed in March by actor against Omayr Waqar, Manal Saleem, Aneela Murtaza

The head of the FIA’s cyber crime wing in Sindh, Imran Riaz, took to Twitter to share that the defamation case filed by actor Sana Javed against makeup artist Omayr Waqar, stylist Aneela Murtaza and Model Manal Saleem has been closed. He stated that there was no evidence found of a planned smear campaign against the actor.

He tweeted, “The complaint filed by Actress Sana Javed against her cyber defamation has been closed. The provided evidence was closely scrutinised by the legal team and the content found was about sharing of personal experiences of different coworkers while at work with Sana Javed.”

The complaint filed by Actress Sana Javed against her cyber defamation has been closed. The provided evidence was closely scrutinised by the legal team and the content found was about sharing of personal experiences of different coworkers while at work with Sana Javed.

— Imran Riaz (@ImmiRizz) April 8, 2022

Riaz continued, “The technical team also could not find any evidence of planned smearing campaign against her.”

The technical team also could not find any evidence of planned smearing campaign against her.

— Imran Riaz (@ImmiRizz) April 8, 2022

In March, Javed had sent Waqar, Saleem and Murtaza defamation notices. In her social media post featuring these notices, Javed had called the series of allegations pouring in against her, part of a “smear campaign”. Waqar then sent a legal notice to the actor in response to the defamation notice she issued against him.

The legal battle is a consequence of the ongoing social media war that gripped the fashion and entertainment fraternity after Saleem shared her experience of working with “a celebrity” who demeaned her.

Taking to her Instagram on March 11, the actor addressed all allegations with photos of legal notices addressed to model Manal Saleem, stylists Omayr Waqar and Aneela Murtaza, alongside a detailed caption. “In the past 72 hours, I’ve been subjected to all sorts of lies and fabricated stories, bullying, hate speech, and threats. A proper planned smear campaign has been initiated against me by a group of individuals,” wrote the Aye Musht-e-Khaak actor.