Babar Azam Harassment Case: A sessions court in Lahore ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Cyber Crime Circle to register a first information report (FIR) against Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam and others in a harassment case on Thursday , noting that a regular inquiry had already started into the matter.
The LHC judge has heard a petition filed by Akhtar, who had supposedly accused Babar Azam of sexual harassment.
According to the details, the ‘termed’ victim has submitted an application against unknown callers for threatening, blackmailing and sending immoral messages to her.
However, instead of the cricketer, his brother, Faisal Azam, appeared before the FIA.
The captain had sought time to reply, but he has not responded and neither has he recorded his statement with the FIA, the report said, adding: “It appears that he is guilty.”
It was stated that the agency recorded statement of the complainant/petitioner and also summoned owners of registered numbers- Maryam Ahmad, Muhammad Babar and Saleemi Bibi.
The report further stated that Saleemi Bibi did not join the inquiry whereas Maryam refused to identify complainant but she did not submitted her phone for analysis despite being told.
Babar Azam did not join the inquiry but his brother appeared and sought time for him. However, Babar Azam failed to appear in inquiry and did not record his statement despite given opportunity and he was found guilty, it added.
Subsequently, after hearing arguments of counsel for petitioner, the court ordered FIA to register a case against Babar Azam.
It is pertinent to mention here that in January, another sessions court had ordered police to register a criminal case against Babar Azam on charges of rape and others on a petition by Hamiza Mukhtar. However, the Lahore High Court had suspended orders on an appeal by the skipper and the matter was still pending.
