Court orders police to investigate Meera sex tape
The clip, which was released in January, went viral among Pakistani Internet users.
Starlet Irtiza Rubab, known by her stage-name "Meera", has stated that a video purporting to show her and husband Naveed Pervaiz having intercourse was fabricated. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
A court on Monday ordered police to investigate whether to bring obscenity charges against popular film actor Meera who was allegedly involved in a sex tape controversy.
Starlet Irtiza Rubab, known by her stage-name "Meera", has stated that a video purporting to show her and husband Naveed Pervaiz having intercourse was fabricated.
The clip, which was released in January, went viral among Pakistani Internet users.
Shabbir Ahmed, an office worker in Lahore, took the matter to court in February saying she should be charged with "spreading obscenity and adultery".
The couple has not attended any of the case's 10 hearings so far.
Judge Safdar Ali Bhatti in his order on Monday said: "As per law, the petitioner along with the application should go to the police station and the police station should take action in accordance with the law."
Meera's lawyer Ahmed Faheem Bhatti said he would try to overturn Monday's ruling in the high court.
"My client has all along been denying that she was in the video and she has stated that it was a fake video," the lawyer told AFP.
A court on Monday ordered police to investigate whether to bring obscenity charges against popular film actor Meera who was allegedly involved in a sex tape controversy.
Starlet Irtiza Rubab, known by her stage-name "Meera", has stated that a video purporting to show her and husband Naveed Pervaiz having intercourse was fabricated.
The clip, which was released in January, went viral among Pakistani Internet users.
Shabbir Ahmed, an office worker in Lahore, took the matter to court in February saying she should be charged with "spreading obscenity and adultery".
The couple has not attended any of the case's 10 hearings so far.
Judge Safdar Ali Bhatti in his order on Monday said: "As per law, the petitioner along with the application should go to the police station and the police station should take action in accordance with the law."
Meera's lawyer Ahmed Faheem Bhatti said he would try to overturn Monday's ruling in the high court.
"My client has all along been denying that she was in the video and she has stated that it was a fake video," the lawyer told AFP.