A man was sentenced to 6 years prison along with a fine of Rs 0.7 million, on Friday in Lahore, for harassing and blackmailing a woman online.
In addition to that, the culprit was also ordered to pay an amount of Rs 1 million as a compensation to the victim, who is actually the wife of a Pakistan Air Force officer living in Bahawalpur’s Ahmedpur Sharqia.
Usman Bin Masood, arrested back in 2017, was sentenced by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Special Magistrate Imtiaz Ali Bajwa – under Sections 20 (offenses against dignity), 21 (offenses against modesty) and 24 (cyberstalking) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016.
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He was convicted of cyber offenses which included digitally manipulating the victim’s photos, and harassing and blackmailing her on social media.
A complaint was registered by the air force officer after Masood threatened to share his wife’s falsified photos on media.
The cybercrime rate tends to increase every day in Pakistan. It’s a fast-growing felon which is hard to detect. Even with the strict laws infused by the government, the culprits continue harassing and blacking innocent people and destroying their lives.
Via: Dunya News
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