District Administration Swat starts crackdown on social media accounts involved in humiliation of special person Bakht Rahman

PESHAWAR, April 26: Deputy CommissionerSwatJunaid Khan has taken stern action against persons involved in exploitation and humiliation of Special Person Bakht Rahman on social platforms and publishing inappropriate material and making fun of him. Orders have been issued to send three persons including Iftikhar, Saeedullah and Gul Saeed from Khawaja Khel Tehsil to Buner Jail for 30 days for humiliating Bakht Rahman on their social media accounts and creating public unrest and disturbing law and order. On the other hand, the district administration has imposed section 144 putting a ban on uploading materials related to Bakht Rahman on any social media accounts in the district. In the order it has been said that there is a lot of concern and dislike in the public circles in this regard. The order states that it is a legal offense to humiliate a person in any way and to cause him to behave in a way that is degrading for any reason. The order issued by Deputy Commissioner Swat Junaid Khan said that the section 144 has been imposed for 60 days. The DC Swat has also ordered the removal of all materials related to Bakht Rahman on any social media accounts held by persons in the district. Violation of the order will be prosecuted under section 188 PPC, the order said.-PR