Three girls beat a young salesman in Lahore. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The girls, apparently belonging to an affluent class, are receiving strong backlash on social media.
CCTV footage shows a verbal altercation between the girls and the salesman that quickly turned into a physical assault. The three girls started beating the young salesman. According to the latest reports, the salesman has been arrested on the complaint of the influential father of the girls.
The arrest of the boy by the Police has sparked outrage on social media. Commenting on the Twitter post, Lahore Police said: “On July 7, the police registered an FIR on a complaint of harassment by the girls. Today, on the basis of video evidence, these boys were acquitted. However, if any application is received from these boys, action will be taken according to merit.”
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One user commenting on the video said: “Will those third-class women who constantly cry about the ‘woman card’ and victimhood say something about this? Or will they, as always bark on agenda? People say women are the weak ones in Pak but the only weak ones in Pak are the poor, whether men or women.”
“This is Total Petrol Pump on Usmani Road in Garden Town. I can recognize the salesman on the right. I stop there almost every day when I’m in Lahore. These guys are extremely polite, well-mannered, and pleasant salesmen you can come across. Really sad to see this.” said one Twitter user on X.
“Religious fanatics or rich pharaohs will only stay in this country. Only Pakistan belongs to these pharaohs,” said one female user while commenting on the video.
Social media users have expressed solidarity with the young boy and have urged the authorities to take needful action against the girls and their father.
