FAISALABAD: The blackmailers of famous TikTok star Jannat Mirza have been arrested in Lahore.
A man named Asfandyar changed pictures of the TikToker and her sister and posted them online. He also posted indecent videos and claimed they were theirs.
Two other men were arrested along with him in Lahore by the FIA. Mirza had registered a case against him at the Cyber Crime Division.
During an interrogation, Asfandyar confessed that he wanted to marry Mirza’s sister but was rejected. As a reaction, he avenged the victims and began to harass them online.
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He continued that he edited the videos and posted them online. “I want a last chance,” he said, promising that he would not do it again. He has been handed over to the FIA on two-day physical remand.
According to Mirza, harassment has become common for female TikTok stars in Pakistan. With 7.5 million followers, she claims to be Pakistan’s most popular TikTok star.
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