LAHORE: Actor Omair Rana and wife Maira Omair Rana has issued a statement against accusations hurled at the actor for harassing young students at a private institution.
Actor Omair Rana has recently been accused of sexual harassment by students of an elite private school in Lahore.
Several students submitted a number of stories to an anonymous Instagram account by the name of ‘Harassment@1A1’ where female students of the private school accused the actor of sexual misconduct.
His wife Maira Omair Rana, who holds an administrative role at the school, also faced criticism over the alleged cover-up of harassment issues at the school and blaming the victims.
However, the actor and wife have shared a statement about a month after the allegations. Maira Rana took to Twitter to share that she has been falsely accused of turning a blind eye to the complaints made by students:
Maira went on to accuse “bloggers, media outlets, publications, groups, and people” for ‘wrongfully accusing her and running a campaign to malign her name.’
May justice, truth and humanity prevail. #lgs #lgs1a1 #justiceforall #harrassment #truth pic.twitter.com/9bHyOSs4im
— Maira Omair Rana (@MairaOmairRana) July 24, 2020
Her husband also took to Twitter to announce that he will be engaging with FIA to tackle the ‘campaign’ against him: “Sexual harassment is a heinous crime and should be treated with the seriousness that it deserves”.
Sexual harassment is a heinous crime and should be treated with the seriousness that it deserves. At the same time the dignity and respect of individuals must not be falsely tainted. The law provides remedies for all and I intend to take all steps necessary …
— Omair Rana ???????? (@omairana) July 20, 2020
He said, “At the same time, the dignity and respect of individuals must not be falsely tainted. The law provides remedies for all and I intend to take all steps necessary for the vindication of my constitutional and human rights and to protect myself”.
The actor wrote and added, “For those who publish and fail to remove libelous material against me with an unconditional apology to me, I will be approaching FIA under the prevention of electronic crimes act.”
Testifying for your honesty and integrity will be the easiest thing for me to do in life. https://t.co/Z4SnPVaJob
— Omair Rana ???????? (@omairana) July 24, 2020
