Nafia Sahar alleges assault, harassment by Karachi hotel staff

Social media influencer Nafia Sahar has spoken out against a high-end private hotel in Karachi, alleging that hotel staff assaulted and harassed her during an incident on August 22. She shared details of the incident in an Instagram post, outlining her account of what happened and her efforts to have the matter registered with police.

“Assaulted. Humiliated. Harassed. My room lock was broken, I was allegedly assaulted inside my room, and my mobile phones were taken from me. I have written my complaint and MLC/medical documentation — yet my FIR is still not being registered,” she wrote.

Sahar separately raised concerns about the information stored on the devices and its potential relevance to the case.

“As soon as the hotel staff entered, my mobile phones were taken from me and they remain in the hotel’s possession. My phones contain personal data, private conversations, photographs and videos, including material relevant to what happened,” she added.

The influencer further said she had repeatedly sought assistance from the DC Office, Deputy Commissioner’s Office and Commissioner’s Office, as she pursued action over the incident.

“I also spent the entire day at the police station with my MLC. Despite this, the police have not registered my FIR and I have not received the assistance I urgently need. I feel completely helpless,” she said.

“I had posted videos of them attempting to break my door, on which I had secured a chain lock. The hotel manager, Zain, tried using his master key. I tried to tell him that they had turned off the power in my room for the last three hours and I was feeling suffocated. On top of that, I told him I was in my nightwear,” she said in the video.

“After that, they broke in and started hitting me. They hit me very badly for almost two hours. You guys can only imagine that I was alone with five to six people. I tried to save myself but could not. I could not even run to the corridor. They then dragged me outside of the room to go to the police station,” she added.

Sahar also shared behind-the-scenes footage that she said showed hotel staff attempting to break open her door.

Her post included an accident and emergency department medical report from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, which documented bruises and other injuries. The report was shared by Sahar and its contents have not been independently verified.

In another video, Sahar addressed the circumstances surrounding the dispute and said she had sought to have the matter dealt with through legal channels. “There was a payment dispute happening in which I had asked them to take me to Civil Court where my legal team will respond. Six hours ago, I was harassed,” she said.

The influencer has publicly shared her account of the incident, videos and medical documentation. However, her allegations have not been independently verified, and any determination of responsibility would depend on an investigation and the accounts and evidence presented by all parties.