Another incidence of street harassment has taken desi Twitter by storm. A video of a woman being groped in Islamabad, has Netizens calling out how clothing has nothing to do with the crime.
CCTV footage of the incident is making rounds online. In the video we see a burka-clad woman walking down the street when a man runs behind her and gropes her while restraining her arms. As the women cried out, the attacker runs away.
A Twitter account ‘Islamabad Updates’ first shared the video. The incident took place in Islamabad’s Sector I/10.
سیکٹر آئی 10 میں حوس کے پجاری درندہ صفت شخص کی حرکت دیکھیں … حکام اس پر پوری نوٹس لے۔ @ICT_Police pic.twitter.com/8cUq2BBudU
— Islamabad Updates (@IslamabadViews) July 17, 2022
The video was shared by many on Twitter including, Information Secretary of Pakistan People’s Party in Azad and Jammu Kashmir (AJK), Zobia Khurshid.
سیکٹر آئی 10 اسلام آباد میں حوس کے پجاری درندہ صفت شخص کی حرکت دیکھیں ۔
حکام اس پر پوری نوٹس لے۔
@ICT_Police
By @IslamabadNewz— Zobia Khurshid Raja (@ZobiaKhurshid) July 18, 2022
However, when several people reshared the video it led to many authorities getting involved.
Such a crime in Pakistan’s capital city had people address her dressing, and the fact that clothing has nothing to do with such crimes against women.
This proves that …
' Dress of a woman was never the problem …. its mindset of man ' https://t.co/nnSoiTtP4p
— Manoj Yadav (@Manoj_logix) July 18, 2022
I wonder how would the victim blamers justify this? This video is evident that sexual harassment has nothing to do with ones clothing. https://t.co/rK2dE9PNut
— Muhammad Emmad (@EmmadJabri) July 17, 2022
& she is wearing Hijab https://t.co/2evF5E5RBC
— 🇵🇰 (@Strikingsword16) July 17, 2022
Meanwhile, the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police assert that they are trying to track down the harasser.
As per the ICT police, one particular journalist, Ethesham Ali Abbasi claimed that the woman who was harassed sent him this video personally. Adding that the police have not taken any action so far. ICT police replied to him saying that they are working on the investigation.
محترم ، اس کیس پر پولیس ٹیم کام کر رہی ہے۔ متعلقہ ایس ایچ او رابطے میں ہے، کارروائی عمل میں لائی جا رہی ہے۔ شکریہ
— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) July 17, 2022
The journalist is also claiming to be in contact with the family. Adding that they are satisfied with the police investigation so far as officers have traced the guy. ICT said;
“Banda giraftar hojaye tou tasveer ke sath share keren.”
متاثرہ فیملی سے رابطے میں ہو پولیس کی ابھی تک کی کاروائی سے مطمئن ہیں بندہ ٹریس ہوچکا ہے گرفتار ہوجائے تو تصویر کے ساتھہ شیئر کریں
پولیس اچھا کاکام کرے ہمارا فرض ہے ہم اس کو بھی عوام تک پہنچائیں— Ehtesham Ali Abbasi (@ehtashamabbasi) July 17, 2022
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