ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions judge granted Islamabad police a two-day remand of YouTuber and anchorperson Jameel Farooqui who was arrested from Karachi a day earlier. Farooqui, according to Islamabad police was arrested for levelling false allegations against law enforcement agency pertaining to alleged torture of senior PTI leader Shahbaz Gill.

YouTuber was brought to federal capital after Karachi court granted Islamabad police a three-day transit remand of anchorperson. During hearing, police sought court’s permission for remand and after hearing arguments, magistrate approved LEA’s request. In a statement issued Monday, capital city police stated that Farooqui levelled accusations in his v-log that police had physically and sexually assaulted Gill. Police indicated action against those making inflammatory, fabricated and false allegations, statement added. A video circulating on social media showed Farooqui crying and claiming that he was “stripped and tortured” by police on “orders of home ministry as he was speaking truth”. Case against social media activist has been registered at Islamabad’s Ramna Police Station.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 24 2022

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