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Minar-i-Pakistan assault case: Ayesha Akram claims arrested accused's innocence 

Minar-i-Pakistan assault case: Ayesha Akram claims arrested accused's innocence 

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Minar-i-Pakistan assault case: Ayesha Akram claims arrested accused's innocence 
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Lahore: TikTok star Ayesha Akram claimed the innocence of an arrested accused, saying that no evidence of the accused's involvement was seen in the Minar Pakistan incident video.

According to details, Additional Sessions Judge Akhlaq Ahmed conduct the hearing on the bail of accused Iftikhar Ahmed, who was arrested in a case of assault on a woman in Greater Iqbal Park. 

During the hearing, Ayesha Akram informed the court that the accused Iftikhar Ahmed was arrested on suspicion, however, videos of the incident have been seen repeatedly in which no role of the accused was seen.

The court ordered the release of the accused on bail in the light of Ayesha Akram's affidavit.

It is pertinent to remember that on August 14, Ayesha Akram along with her companions was allegedly harassed and manhandled by a mob in Lahore’s Greater Iqbal Park on Independence Day. The victim stated in her complaint that she was filming a video near Minar-e-Pakistan along with her friends when a charged mob of around 400 people attacked them. She alleged that the mob molested her and tossed her in the air and she stripped in public. Ayesha also alleged that her gold ornaments, cash, and mobile phone were also snatched by the mob.

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