KHUSHAB: Social media erupted in outrage and disbelief after Farooq Bandial, a man involved in 1979 rape of renowned actress Shabnam, met Imran Khan and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), ARY News reported on Thursday.
Farooq Bandial, who was convicted by a military court in 1979 in the rape and robbery case at then popular actress Shabnam Ghosh’s house, had met Imran Khan in Khushab district of Punjab province and announced to join PTI a day ago.
Bandial, along with his friends, was sentenced to death but his death sentence was later changed to life sentence after his family reportedly pressurized Shabnam to ‘forgive’ him.
The actress later left the country and is now living in Bangladesh.
As journalists, party supporters and general public expressed their anger over a convicted rapist’s acceptance by a party which demands accountability for all, PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry came up with a clarification.
“Chairman PTI Imran Khan has taken notice of the development after which a convicted criminal became a part of PTI. (PTI’s Chief of Staff) Naeemul Haque will present facts regarding the issue before the Chairman in three days,” Fawad Chaudhry tweeted.
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