First woman arrested under Pakistan's new cyber-crime law

[خره مينه لګته وي]

SIALKOT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested a Pakistani woman for blackmailing activities on social media, which makes her the first female to be taken into custody under the recently-passed cyber-crime law.

The woman – Sadia Mirza – has been accused of blackmailing Ahsan Rana, a resident of London. Hassan Rana, the latter’s brother, filed the complaint and alleged that Mirza had sent messages to Rana over social networking website Facebook, demanding money.

As per the FIR, Mirza has been charged with “sending threatening, abusive, and lewd messages.”

The investigation and arrest were undertaken by a team headed by Inspector Humaira Kanwal, and a case has subsequently been registered according to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 – clauses 20 (1) and 24(b)(c).

Mirza has been shifted to the women section of the local police station on remand.

This development comes as part of measures carried out by the federal government in an effort to control social media activity in Pakistan.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/135503-First-woman-arrested-under-Pakistans-new-cyber-crime-law

 

[Musafir117]

Good going I do the same who open sword here on me@Zibago

 

[SherDil]

The FIA on Saturday arrested a woman from Sialkot for engaging in blackmailing activities over social media, making her the first woman to be charged under the cybercrime law.



According to newspaper sources, Sadia Mirza has been accused of blackmailing Ahsan Rana, a resident of London, over Facebook. His Pakistan-based brother, Hassan Rana, filed the complaint, claiming that Mirza had sent his brother threatening messages and demanded money. As per the FIR, Mirza has been charged with “sending threatening, abusive, and lewd messages.”

The investigation and arrest were undertaken by a team headed by Inspector Humaira Kanwal. Mirza has been shifted to the women’s section of the local police station on remand. A case has been registered against her under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 – clauses 20 (1) and 24(b)(c).

Clause 24(b)(c) of the Act, which pertains to cyber stalking, reads as follows.

A person commits the offence of cyber stalking who, with the intent to coerce or intimidate or harass any person, uses information system, information system network, the lnternet, website, electronic mail or any other similar means of communication to –

(b) monitor the use by a person of the internet, electronic mail, text message or any other form of electronic communication;

(c) watch or spy upon a person in a manner that results in fear of violence or serious alarm or distress, in the mind of such person.

The cybercrime law was passed by the National Assembly last year after much deliberation and opposition from certain groups. The law enables better regulation of digital media in Pakistan, and imposes strict penalties for involvement in cybercrime.

Source: The News / Pakistan Today

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Good catch. Law has to make place. Nobody should blackmail anyone on internet. Otherwise his place is jail.

 

[Goenitz]

@Areesh
you are next

 

[Fu huajiao]

Sadia Mirza

 

[Areesh]

@Areesh
you are next

 

[Lucky Breeze]

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[Divergent]

Excellent.

Nonsense like this shouldn't be tolerated and good to know there are female officers put in place to deal with female crooks.

I personally believe the same should apply to catfishing.

That rubbish happens a lot and people are too naive.

Please stop falling for fake accounts also please stop accusing real accounts of being fake accounts.

Stay safe.