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TikToker, friends booked for attacking women and firing gun in Lahore cafe brawl
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TikToker, friends booked for attacking women and firing gun in Lahore cafe brawl

From Dawn · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A case has been registered against TikToker Rajab Butt and his accomplices for allegedly attacking women and firing during a cafe altercation in Lahore.
  • The incident occurred on July 25 when the suspects allegedly harassed and assaulted a woman and her friends at a cafe.
  • Police are investigating the case, which includes charges of assault and criminal intimidation.

A case has been registered against TikToker Rajab Butt and his associates for allegedly attacking women and firing a gun during a dispute at a Lahore cafe. The incident, which occurred on July 25, began when the suspects allegedly harassed and verbally abused a woman and her friends. When the woman attempted to intervene, she and her friend were allegedly slapped and subjected to further abuse. During the altercation, one of the suspects, Mir Shafi, reportedly pulled out a pistol and fired it. Rajab Butt was allegedly present and involved in the physical assault.

she visited a local cafe with friends for a meal where two young men and two women began harassing one of her friends.

โ€” Ayesha JuttThe complainant's account of the events leading to the altercation.

Nawab Town police filed the case based on a complaint from a young woman named Ayesha Jutt. The charges filed under the Pakistan Penal Code include sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman to outrage her modesty), 506(B) (criminal intimidation), and 337-H(2) (causing hurt by rash or negligent act). Police have initiated an investigation into the incident.

she said that they tried to stop both men, but the suspects not only subjected her friend to verbal abuse but also slapped her.

โ€” Ayesha JuttThe complainant describing the escalation of the incident.
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