SIALKOT: Police have arrested TikToker Ansar Jatt, widely known as Mr Patlu, in connection with a case involving alleged threats to the family of a victim killed in a stampede during his mehndi ceremony.
According to police, Daska Saddar Police registered the case against Ansar Jatt and his brother, Kashif Bashir, following a complaint lodged by the brother-in-law of Rehan, who was among the two people killed in the wedding-related stampede.
The complainant alleged that the nominated suspects had threatened him and his family with serious consequences and attempted to force them to withdraw the murder case registered over the deadly incident.
The newly registered FIR also mentions that Mr Patlu was already on interim bail in another case involving several provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code, including Sections 149, 148, 109, 188, 440, 431 and 322.
Police said the fresh case was registered on the basis of the complainant’s written application and that further investigation into the allegations was underway.
The stampede at the TikToker’s mehndi ceremony claimed two lives and left several other people injured.
