Pakistani TikToker arrested on blasphemy charges
Pakistani police have arrested a Tiktoker on allegations of blasphemy from the country's Muzaffargarh district, media reports said.
A complaint was filed against the woman for posting derogatory remarks on social media.
A resident of Jatoi tehsil, the accused used offensive language in a video shared on her TikTok status, which was brought to the attention of the police by the complainant and two other individualist, Dawn News reported.
Police registered a case against the TikToker under Sections 295-A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 298-A (Uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
She was later arrested.
According to the FIR available with Dawn, the complainants recorded the TikToker’s status and presented it as evidence to the police.
District Police Officer (DPO) Dr Rizwan Ahmad Khan told the newspaper the woman was arrested two days ago and she was sent to jail on judicial remand on Friday.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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