Street vendor manhandled by man for selling 'wigs' in Okara

In a shocking incident, a street vendor was manhandled by a man for selling artificial hair or wigs in Okara, it emerged on Wednesday.

A video of the incident, which occured in Mozo Fityana village, also went viral on social media, in which a man holding a bamboo stick can be heard issuing threats to the hawker, identified as Nasir Sheikh.

The suspect, in the video, could also be seen hitting a bamboo stick on the bike to scare the wig seller.

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The suspect could be heard reciting a verse from the Holy Quran to justify his stance.

Following the incident, Hijra Shah police station started conducting raids to arrest the suspect.

However, the harasser along with his accomplice was put behind bars by the law enforcers.

In a post on the microblogging site X, the police said that strict action would be taken against the suspects for threatening the street vendor.