LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has registered a case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Saqib Chadhar under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) over allegations of cyber harassment, blackmail and threats made against actor and model Momina Iqbal.
The case was registered after Iqbal recently approached the NCCIA with a complaint against the Punjab Assembly member.
According to the FIR, Chadhar, his wife, and several associates allegedly subjected Iqbal to cyber harassment and blackmail, while also threatening her and members of her family. The suspects face allegations of carrying out unlawful surveillance and issuing threats to the actor and her relatives.
The FIR of the case stated that Iqbal had declined Chadhar’s marriage proposal after learning that he was already married. Following the refusal, the lawmaker allegedly began blackmailing her by sending private videos and threatening to leak her personal data if she did not agree to marry him.
Investigators also alleged that Chadhar levelled false accusations against the actor in 2023, resulting in the breakdown of a previous marriage proposal.
According to the complaint, threatening messages were sent to Iqbal, her current husband and her family members. Similar messages were also allegedly sent to her sister.
The FIR said threatening messages were traced to a phone number associated with Chadhar. It added that blackmail videos allegedly sent by the lawmaker were recovered from Iqbal’s mobile phone.
