Karachi: A judicial magistrate sentenced a man to six years in prison for creating a fake Facebook account in the name of his friend and abused them to share her unsatisfied photos in an attempt to blackmail her advice to refuse engagement.
Judicial Justice (East) Yusra Ashfaq discovers Abdullah Salem Electronic Crime Prevention Act (PECA) In 2016, he was sentenced to two years for each charge.
“It is obvious that the prosecution has successfully proved the allegations against the defendant. The prosecution proved that the defendant’s tar was the dignity of the complainant and family, violated the modesty of the complaint, showed the video without checking in, and showed them publicly,” the court observed.
Explaining the defendant’s motives, the court noted that the evidence reflected his frustration and dissatisfaction with his refusal to formal engagement with the complainant.
The magistrate found him guilty under Peca
The court further noted that the defendant threatened the complainant and began harassing her by creating fake social media accounts and abusing them to transfer her photos in order to avenge and damage her honor and reputation.
According to state prosecutor Sheraz Rajpar, the complainant said in her testimony that she had friendship with the defendant and that it ended up due to his misconduct. Later, he was told to create a fake Facebook account in the complainant’s name and share her personal photos with her and her family.
The prosecutor added that the complainant removed “the defendant admitted to falling behind these accounts and threatened her that she would never be able to marry anyone else and even force him to force her to commit suicide”.
During the trial, prosecutor Sheraz argued that the complainant’s testimony was confirmed by verification reports, screenshots, IP logs, WhatsApp records and detailed forensic reports, adding that during the inquiry phase, the defendant sent his cell phone to the investigators and after the forensics. The exam, which was revealed, “fake accounts and transmissions are associated with the defendant’s number and IP address”.
On the other hand, the defendant denied the allegations and claimed that the complainant was involved in his case. However, the court dismissed the defense plea and pointed out that the defense failed to provide a lot of evidence to support its claims.
A case was registered in the FBI’s cybercrime cell that stipulates the offences of PECA Sections 20, 21 and 24.
Posted at Dawn on September 22, 2025
