There may be less traffic on the roads these days, but apparently road rage hasn’t subsided. Samaa News reporter Sidra Ghyas became the last victim of an incident of it.
According to Samaa News, the female journalist was attacked, manhandled, and even slapped by men going the wrong way. Sidra Ghyas had been returning home
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The news outlet described the perpetrators of the road rage as armed ‘Molvi Goons‘ associated with Allama Zubair Ahmed. They even threatened to kill the female reporter.
Sidra Ghyas revealed that the men were headed the wrong way on the road and insisted that she reverse her car. Due to the construction of an underpass, only one vehicle could pass on the road at a time.
Female Reporter of Samaa, Sidra Ghyas was attacked by 'Molvi Goons' today while she was traveling back to her home when molvi goons were coming from wrong side of road and insisted her to reverse her car. She was slapped by molvis on face and manhandled.
1/3#MolviyonkiGundaGardi pic.twitter.com/m7XLR1KIIj— Daniyal Umar (@Daniyalspeaks) July 27, 2020
Even when she parked to the side to make way, the occupants of the other car were adamant that Sidra Ghyas reverse her car. When she couldn’t, this prompted the violent instance of road rage.
“We called 15 (police emergency contact) at 5:50 p.m. My office co-worker arrived shortly afterward. Despite calling the police, a quarter to an hour later police had not arrived at the scene.”
The men damaged her vehicle, and beat up her brother. They used threatening language and said they were influential people. When co-workers from Samaa News arrived to help, the ‘Molvis‘ had called up more people with steel rods to back them up.
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Bad situation
This enraged mob then attacked the reporters and cameraman. Is the police response time attributed to the fact that these men were as influential as they claimed?
People are asking where was the Punjab police during this time.
Sidra Ghyas shared their vehicle details, so that law enforcement can actually do the work they are paid to do.
“They came in a Toyota, license plate number. AJV-958. There were 5-6 people seated in the vehicle.
There is no further update on whether action has been taken against these influential ‘Molvis’ with ties to Allama Zubair Ahmed.
