LAHORE: Police arrested a man for making TikTok video on the premises of the sessions court and shifted him to Islampura police station.

The arrested man, identified as Rehman Ali, was trying to make a video along with a suspect of attempted murder. On the complaint by some litigants, the police personnel arrested the video maker and presented him before the court administration judge Amjad Ali Bajwa.

The police also recovered a pistol from the TikToker.

The judge directed the police to register a case against the man for violating the decorum of the courts and causing harassment among the litigants.

The personnel handed over the TikToker to Islampura police for further investigation.

Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2021

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