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Man gets 6-year jail term, Rs1.7m fine for harassing woman online

Rana Bilal Published March 9, 2018

A magistrate in Lahore sentenced a man to six years in prison on Friday and imposed a fine of Rs0.7 million for harassing and blackmailing a woman online, DawnNewsTV reported.

The convict has also been order to pay Rs1 million in compensation to the victim — the wife of a Pakistan Air Force officer living in Bahawalpur's Ahmedpur Sharqia.

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Special Magistrate Imtiaz Ali Bajwa sentenced one Usman Bin Masood ─ arrested in 2017 ─ under Sections 20 (offences against dignity), 21 (offences against modesty) and 24 (cyber stalking) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016.

Masood was convicted for cyber offences which included digitally manipulating the victim's photos, and subsequently harassing and blackmailing her on social media.

A case was registered against the convict on the complaint of the air force officer after Masood had threatened to share the officer's wife's doctored photos on Facebook.

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Concerned
Mar 09, 2018 06:46pm
Excellent judgement! Lesson for all wannabes.
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anum
Mar 09, 2018 07:47pm
great news. i'm so done with these harasser men.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Mar 09, 2018 08:41pm
An excellent decision by the court setting a new precedent for on-line harassment and criminal cases. It will go a long way in discouraging all future would be offenders as well as those who currently are thinking of following the same path.
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Life
Mar 09, 2018 09:59pm
It is to the satisfaction that the sick minded people will serve jail term for doing inappropriate activities against the vulnerable members of society. Similarly, I wish if all the victims of harassment will get equal and quick justice irrespective of the class and cadre they represent.
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Amin
Mar 09, 2018 10:04pm
Excellent judgement
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zane
Mar 09, 2018 10:35pm
Great News and good work by the court. It should've been quicker though.
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M.Saeed
Mar 09, 2018 11:26pm
Good move to curb online harassers. But, there must be some way out for the rapidly aggravating curse of honor killing mostly having its roots in mobile-phone based obnoxious activities of the cyber criminals laying traps for the innocent young girls by showing them rosy dreams to deceive and exploit them leading to their horrible ends.
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Ahsan
Mar 10, 2018 12:09am
Good. People like him should be severely punished !
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ALIZA MIR
Mar 10, 2018 02:00am
A little today can bring a whole lot tommorow. I pray this brings some good to our society.
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Riaz Uddin
Mar 10, 2018 02:26am
Hopefully this judgment will deter others and curb effectively hapoening of such incidents in times to come. Applaud!
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Wasim
Mar 10, 2018 04:10am
This is great news. It would be interesting to see if people from a common background and not from the armed forces or politics get the same level of justice. This problem is widespread.
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Riaz Uddin
Mar 10, 2018 12:01pm
This punishment certainly will create deterrence and denunciation for cyber criminals. Now it is incumbent that the girls and.women may be encouraged to report to police of blackmailing by someone through any means especially on internet and also be assured of keeping their identity secret.
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Ajaya K Dutt
Mar 10, 2018 08:30pm
Great news. Congratulations.
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Veer36
Mar 11, 2018 08:52am
A timely warning to others indulging in such dirty actions.
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Ilyas khalil
Mar 12, 2018 10:17am
Excellent decision by court ...this will curb harassment to a great level
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Ilyas khalil
Mar 12, 2018 10:20am
Great decision indeed
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riz1
Mar 12, 2018 05:24pm
@Wasim " interesting to see if people from a common background and not from the armed forces or politics get the same level of justice" If wishes were horses. The system is different for different classes and regions. A revolt or elimination of establishment overlords is the primary solution before things start to improve. Pakistan zindabad.
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