Man posts girl's photos on social media, gets arrested

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has apprehended a man accused of posting pictures of a girl on social media after she rejected his marriage proposal.

According to FIA officials, Ahsan was presented before a judicial magistrate who sent him to jail on 14-day remand.

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They said the accused posted pictures of the 15-year-old girl on social media platforms after she refused to get married to him. He was arrested from the port city’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area on a complaint of the girl’s father.

Last month, a man had killed a girl over refusing a marriage proposal and later committed suicide in Faisalabad area of the Punjab province. The unfortunate incident occurred in the suburb area of Faisalabad, where 18-year-old Akmal sent a marriage proposal for a 15-year-old girl.

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Upon refusal, the boy got enraged and opened fire on the girl, leading to her instant death. He later also committed suicide.