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Gujranwala police arrest man for harassing women as a ‘prank’

Gujranwala city police on Thursday has arrested a man for harassing women in the name of ‘prank’ and filming them without their consent after social media outrage.

According to the details, Superintendent Police Sadar Gakhar Mandi Abdul Wahab took notice of the viral video and arrested the man whose identity has not been revealed. The City Police Officer Sarfaraz Ahmed Falki, while commenting on the incident, said the police’s priority is to protect the dignity of the public.

As per police sources, further investigation is underway and legal action will be taken against the accused.

The incident:

A video went viral on Twitter on Wednesday of a man approaching and pestering women on roads and public places for ‘not wearing headscarves’.

Social media user Sadaf Alvi shared the video questioning why authorities have not yet take action against him despite these videos being available on the internet for months.

“His videos of harassing women have been on [the] internet for months but this person is still free to harass more women and post their videos on the internet. Is this not a crime? Who will identify him and arrest him and protect Pakistani women? @amnaappi can you help??

“The audacity of this man harassing a mother and her daughter on street and then putting it online as a prank…I am speechless.”