Guwahati News Desk: A total of 400 people, have been booked by Lahore police, for allegedly harassing and molesting a Pakistani TikTok girl on Pakistan’s Independence Day.
The heinous incident took place on August 14, when hundreds of youngsters were celebrating Independence Day at Azadi Chowk near the historic Minar-i-Pakistan in Lahore.
Moreover, videos of the inhumane act was recorded, that went viral on social media.
Only by following the videos of the girl’s harassment and molestation that went viral on social media, action against the crowd was taken by the police.
In the videos that went viral, hundreds of young men can be seen throwing the girl in the air for fun, dragging her, tearing her clothes and molesting her. They also took off her trouser and molested her.
According to a senior police official, “After the videos went viral on Tuesday, the police approached the girl on the order of the high-ups and persuaded her to register FIR.”
He added that the girl was still traumatized and broke into tears while narrating what had happened to her on Independence Day.
Even calls to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar were made, in order to take action against the culprits.
Meanwhile, as stated by the victim in the FIR, she and six other members of her YouTube channel visited Azadi Chowk to record a video clip of the Independence Day celebrations.
The girl said, “We were shooting the clip when a good number of youngsters started teasing me. They were joined by more and more. Seeing the suspects harassing me, the security guard of the Minar-i-Pakistan Park opened the central gate to let her enter to take shelter. When I crossed the gate and entered the park, the suspects came after me. They tore my clothes and molested me. They dragged and tossed me up in the air for fun. They also beat my team members, and used abusive language.”
What added more to this heart wrenching act was that, it continued for an hour before some people finally managed to rescue her.
Meanwhile, the police have announced that with the help of video footage the suspects will be arrested soon.
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