Jameel Farooqui is a Pakistani journalist who has recently been arrested in Karachi. A complaint was filed against him for falsely accusing Islamabad Police of torturing and sexually abusing Shahbaz Kill in jail.
But, the cyberians are enraged hearing the news. So, they show support to the news anchor and are asking the authorities to free him.
Was Jameel Farooqui Arrested?
Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, has been calling out for justice since Friday for Shahbaz Gill. Khan claims his chief of staff was sexually assaulted while in police detention.
He posted a series of tweets containing photographs and videos that indicate mental and physical torture, including the sexual abuse of Gill. Gill was detained on August 9 in connection to an FIR filed against him for allegedly instigating mutiny among the military personnel.
Television footage from August 19, on the day of his court appearance, showed him being wheeled into court while audibly wheezing and pleading with staff members to give him his mask, reports Dawn.com
While the ICT police have denied these allegations, Khan continues to demand answers on who tortured Gill.
And recently, YouTuber and social media activist Jameel Farooqui was arrested in Karachi for making false claims against the Islamabad Police’s treatment of PTI politician Shahbaz.
In a statement, the Islamabad Police announced that Jameel was detained following filing a case against him at the Ramna Police Station. He falsely accused them of physically and sexually assaulting Shehbaz Gill.
The statement also said that the police had threatened to act against people spreading incendiary, misleading, and fraudulent claims.
Twitter Reactions On Jameel Farooqui Controversy
Jameel Farooqui is embroiled in a controversy. He allegedly made false allegations to Islamabad police of abusing the politician Shebaz Gill.
He claimed that the police allegedly used a gruesome method of torturing him. Khan also said that his staff was tortured so that it would humiliate and break him down.
However, citizens are not happy with the news regarding Farooqui’s detention and demand the anchor’s release immediately. They have been talking about how they cannot freely excise their right to freedom of speech.
On top of that, there are reports about the possible arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan as well. Islamabad Saddar Magistrate Ali Javed filed a complaint against him for allegedly threatening a judge and two senior police officers in a public assembly late on Saturday night.
Thus, the PTI head was booked in a terrorist case following the incident. The party members are planning to protest to avoid the possible arrest of Khan.
What Exactly Happened To Jameel Farooqui?
Officers have taken Jameel Farooqui into custody for falsely accusing Islamabad police of sexually and physically assaulting Shebaz Gill. He was reportedly detained at his home in Karachi.
Last night, he detailed the kind of torture that Gill faced in jail in a Youtube video. Since that time, people have been talking about it on Twitter. Now that he has been detained for false accusations, netizens take the journalist’s side and demand the officials release him.
On the other hand, Gill remains in the hospital and is on the road to recovery.