Man posing as cop in TikTok videos lands in hot water

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar police on Wednesday took into custody a man for masquerading as a policeman in TikTok videos.

According to the police, the arrested man, who hailed from Hangu, was seen wearing a police uniform in the video clips that he shared on the popular short video-sharing application.

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Fake service cards, a uniform and arms were recovered from his position, they said.

Earlier, on September 15, a local TikTok star Adil Rajput’s wife had announced false news of his death on their joint account. In a video posted on their account, followed by millions, Farah Adil announced that her husband is dead leaving the fans baffled, with some claiming that he was receiving death threats.

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The video instantly went viral on social media and their fans demanded an investigation into what they termed a planned car accident as Adil Rajput was already receiving “death threats”.