Police Arrest Usman Mirza after Backlash in Assault Video
Islamabad police have arrested Usman Mirza, the man identified as assaulting a couple in a video that went viral on social media yesterday. Secondly, In the video that surfaced on Tuesday, Mirza can be seen storming into a room with a few other men and proceeding to assault the young couple. First, he delivered a few violent blows to the young man’s face, hurling insults and threats. Moreover, Then, Mirza removed the woman’s clothes, continuing his aggressive behavior. The extent of Mirza’s sexual assault against the woman was unclear in the video.
Usman Mirza:
The video is believed to be a few months old but surfaced on social media on July 6. Within hours of the video’s upload, there was outrage across social media. Furthermore, The hashtag #ArrestUsmanMirza was used to push for the arrest of the man identified in the video. Mirza owns a real-estate and automobile rental company called Auto Land, based in Islamabad. On his Facebook, there are multiple videos of him with large groups of people who are armed.
Is incident k bad kia hoga ye ap muj se sun lain ,
Police usman mirza ko chor de gi , Ministers ek ek tweet kr dain ge ,
Twitter pe mazeed 2 din ye #ArrestUsmanMirza trend chle ga , phir next rape tk hum ye bhool jain ge . Good morning ☀️@ImranRiazFan_
pic.twitter.com/aFyBgx0KSL— گوجرانوالا کی چڑیا🇵🇰 (@pmlnloverp) July 7, 2021
سوشل میڈیا پر خاتون اور لڑکے پر تشدد کی ویڈیو وائرل ہوئی جس پر اسلام آباد پولیس نے فوراً تمام وسائل بروئے کار لاتے ہوئے ویڈیو میں نظر آنے والے ملزم عثمان مرزا کو چند گھنٹوں میں ہی گرفتار کر لیا اور مقدمہ درج کر کے مزید قانونی کارروائی شروع کردی۔#ArrestUsmanMirza#IslamabadPolice pic.twitter.com/Dw5JB6gtHv
— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) July 6, 2021
Moreover, Mirza’s arrest was confirmed on social media by the Islamabad Police, Another video of Mirza has surfaced as well. On May 27, he uploaded a video to his Facebook in which he says that he will be in jail for 15-20 days but should be released very soon. It is not known whether that arrest is related to Tuesday’s assault. However, many on social media believe that there may be a connection. Lastly, People have reacted in many different ways, a lot of them are outraged that it took a social media campaign to ensure Mirza’s arrest.
Doestic Violence Bill:
Furthermore, Many have reflected on the events of the last few weeks, including issues regarding the Domestic Violence Bill 2021 and Imran Khan’s comments about women’s clothes. Moreover, A large number of people have demanded proper justice beyond symbolic arrests. Most of all, countless women have expressed the fear and anger this incident has left them with.
Usman Mirza mentions in this video from May that he’ll be arrested but will be out on bail soon.
Was he arrested for the same crime but was released and was only re-arrested today after the video of the assault went viral?Link to original : https://t.co/93nQz3ER43 pic.twitter.com/oiixW2ulAh
— Shamila Ghyas (@ShamilaGhyas) July 6, 2021
This is the Monster that raped an innocent girl, tortured the couple and blackmailed them.
This man deserves no mercy.After #ArrestUsmanMirza we must look towards #HangUsmanMirza.
All those who believe in humanity would not want this monster to be alive! pic.twitter.com/TQ7qHl4h6L
— Aniqa Nisar (@AniqaNisar) July 6, 2021
