TikToker arrested over obscene video of women tourists at Saif-ul-Muluk

TOBA TEK SINGH: Police have arrested a TikToker from Faisalabad after he allegedly recorded a video of female tourists at Lake Saif-ul-Muluk in Naran, used obscene language about them and later uploaded the clip on social media.

According to details reported by police, the suspect, identified as Yousuf, is a resident of Chak 236 RB in Faisalabad. The video was allegedly made a few days ago while women tourists were present at the lake.

Roshanwala police identified the suspect, registered a case against him on the complaint of Assistant Sub-Inspector Mubashir Hafeez and took him into custody on Saturday after he returned home.

Video statement after arrest

After his arrest, the suspect issued a video statement in which he admitted making videos of women as a profession and using obscene words about them. He also said police had persuaded him and had “updated his software”. In the same statement, he apologised to women and urged other content creators to avoid such conduct.

"I sincerely apologise to my mothers and sisters. All TikTokers should consider women as their mothers and sisters and think a thousand times before making such videos," he said.

The case relates specifically to the video allegedly filmed at the tourist site in Naran and later shared online.

Separate rape case registered in Faisalabad

In a separate incident, a 16-year-old girl suffering from cancer was allegedly abducted from the Rasul Pura area of Faisalabad and gang-raped by three people, including a father and son, who also allegedly recorded objectionable videos.

Saddar police registered a case on the complaint of the victim’s mother and arrested the accused father and son.

As stated in the FIR, the complainant, identified as B and described as a resident of Rasul Pura, worked as a maid at the house of a person identified as A. The FIR said that A’s son and daughter went to B’s home a few days earlier and took her 16-year-old daughter with them on the pretext that her mother was ill.

The complaint further alleged that the girl was kept in Green Town, while A took her to an undisclosed location where all three accused raped her. The FIR also stated that the accused made obscene videos of the girl and obtained her signature on a blank sheet of paper.

According to the complaint, the accused later left the girl at the district court and fled the scene.