Father, son arrested in Lahore for threatening girl on social media

LAHORE (92 News) - A father and his son have been arrested for threatening and harassing a girl and her family on social media on Thursday. According to the reports, the arrested persons were identified as Absham and his father Imran who had allegedly harassed and threatened to murder a girl on social media. A case had been filed by the woman with the cybercrime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore against Absham and his mother, however, no arrests were made earlier. Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan, while addressing a press conference along with CCPO Lahore Umar Shaikh and father of the victim, said that he informed Prime Minister Imran Khan about the incident in presence of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. The PM and CM directed to take strict action against anyone involved in the incident. He also praised police, and said that the department performed well under the leadership of CCPO Lahore but warned that any incompetence and negligence by police officials will not be tolerated.