Another suspect in Minar-e-Pakistan incident gets pre-arrest bail
- By Abid Khan -
- Aug 31, 2021
LAHORE: Another suspect in the Minar-e-Pakistan incident involving a TikToker obtained pre-arrest bail from a Lahore court, bringing the total number of suspects who availed it to five so far, ARY NEWS reported on Tuesday.
The suspect, Akhter Ali, approached a session court with his pre-arrest bail plea as the court accepted it until September 04. He is booked at the Larri Adda police station under five counts.
Previously, a session court granted pre-arrest bail to a suspect allegedly involved in the Minar-e-Pakistan assault where a TikToker was assaulted and harassed on Independence Day.
The session court in Lahore approved pre-arrest bail to a suspect identified as Shehroz Saeed until September 03. The court also sought a police record in the Minar-e-Pakistan case.
The lawyer representing the suspect said Shehroz Saeed was ready to cooperate with the authorities and therefore the court should direct the police authorities to refrain from arresting him.
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The incident occurred on August 14 when people were celebrating Independence Day at Lahore’s Greater Iqbal Park. On Tuesday, police registered a case against 400 suspects after videos of the incident went viral on social media.
Talking to an ARY News reporter, the victim woman narrated the terrible ordeal she had been through.
“People yanked my earrings, hurting my ears. They jostled and threw me into the air as if I were a toy or have come from some other world and snatched my bracelet, purse, mobile phones and everything I had that day,” she recounted.