LAHORE: The FIA Cybercrime Wing on Saturday arrested a TikToker and registered a case against six people, including a PTI worker, for allegedly uploading and sharing a fake objectionable video featuring Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari.
A TikToker identified as Muhammad Shafiq has been arrested from Gujrat for allegedly uploading and sharing a fake clip.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused was in touch with the information of PTI secretary Raoof Hasan, the FIA claimed.
According to the FIR, PTI worker Falak Javaid allegedly spread news about the fake clip before it went viral on social media.
Other accused nominated in the FIR included Hassan Toor, Shahab-ud-Din, Asma Tabasum and Muhammad Shafiq.
More than 20 account holders have been booked in the case for uploading and sharing the clip on X, formerly twitter, while 10 account holders on Facebook and TikTok have also been booked in the FIR for spreading the objectionable fake video of the minister.
The named accused and the accounts were said to have received instructions from PTI Islamabad’s social media secretariat, the FIA claimed.
Further investigations are underway.
