A YouTuber was reportedly taken into custody in Karachi on Monday on charges of 'falsely' accusing the Islamabad Police of 'custodial torture' of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill.
According to Express, a first information report (FIR) was registered against Jameel Farooqui in the Ramna police station in Islamabad, by Magistrate Amil Khan.
The police maintained that Farooqui in his vlog had accused the capital police of inflicting physical and sexual violence on former premier Imran Khan’s chief of staff.
💔💔💔 Stay strong Jameel Farooqi pic.twitter.com/bMP2i3eLIp
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) August 22, 2022
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Earlier, the Islamabad Police had indicated that action will be taken against all those making provocative, fabricated and false allegations against the force.
#EXCLUSIVE: Anchor #JameelFarooqui crying on #Karachi airport in police custody while getting transported to #Islamabad. pic.twitter.com/edMQJNQfpR
— Asad Ali Toor (@AsadAToor) August 22, 2022
Last week, PTI supremo Imran Khan had claimed that Gill was being sexually abused while in police custody, vowing that he would leave no stone unturned to bring to justice those who were responsible for mentally and physically torturing his aide.
Arrest of #JameelFarooqui isnt due to his vlog, or Hamid Mir would have been arrested as well The illegal arrest on flimsy grounds was because Baghlol is deeply hurt by his vlog The shackles of fear have been broken. The ppl will defeat you InshAlla@PATrueSoldier @PTIofficial pic.twitter.com/pnMO92W0ot
— umair khanzada (@Umair_Khanzada1) August 22, 2022
The allegations have been denied by PML-N leaders, including Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, who said in a presser on Sunday that the claims were “made up” by the PTI to divert the public attention from the sedition case against Gill.
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