TikToker woman in police uniform arrested in Punjab

A TikTok video featuring a woman in a police uniform from Pakpattan gained significant attention on social media, leading the police to initiate a search for her.

The police stated that the individual, identified as Maqsooda Bibi, created and shared a TikTok video while wearing a police uniform, an act deemed unlawful.

Consequently, the police have filed a case against her for the unauthorized use of the police uniform, following the directive of the District Police Officer of Pakpattan.

Earlier, a young woman accused of making a TikTok video at a police post while wearing a police uniform was booked.

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According to the FIR, the woman wore a T-shirt with the police monogram and khaki pants. The video, set to an Indian song, was filmed inside Nasir Chowki (a police post of the Korangi Industrial Area police station) and later went viral.

The police alleged that this act constituted the misuse of police uniform and an illegal use of police symbols. The FIR was registered at the Korangi Industrial Area police station under sections 170 and 171 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

According to the complaint filed by Nasir Chowki Incharge Head Constable Abdullah Shah, he was on duty when he saw the video circulating on WhatsApp groups.