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News18
2 days ago
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Pakistani Media Tycoon Thrashes Hindu Man After Minor Accident, Arrested As Video Goes Viral
Last Updated: Salman Farooq and his security guards physically attacked Sudhair Dhun Raj, as seen in videos widely shared on social media. Pakistani media entrepreneur Salman Farooq, owner of Bionic Films, was arrested after a viral video showed him brutally assaulting a Hindu man in Karachi's Defence Society area. The victim, identified as Sudhair Dhun Raj, was on his motorcycle with his sister Kalpana when it reportedly brushed against Salman Farooq's vehicle near the Ittehad area. What followed was a violent episode of road rage, captured on video, in which Salman Farooq and his security guards physically attacked Sudhair Dhun Raj while his sister pleaded for mercy. Salman Farooq Seen Attacking Hindu Man In the video widely circulated on social media, Salman Farooq is seen holding the man's hands as bodyguards seated in the vehicle repeatedly slap him. Kalpana, visibly distressed, can be heard begging Salman Farooq to stop, with folded hands. Her pleas were ignored, and the assault continued as seen in the video. Disgusting. #SalmanFarooqui, CEO of #BionicFilms, proves how heartless the elite can be. Over a minor incident, he chose violence while the victim's sister PLEADED for mercy. How cruel can you be? This isn't power, it's inhumanity.🔥 — Mansoor Dhillon 🇵🇸 (@MansoorDhillon_) June 2, 2025 An FIR was registered at the Gizri Police Station based on the complaint of an eyewitness, Muhammad Saleem, as per The Express Tribune. T he charges include issuing death threats, physical assault, verbal abuse and harassment of a woman. The assault sparked significant backlash on social media platforms, with many users condemning the religious targeting of a Hindu man. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from geopolitics to diplomacy and global trends. Stay informed with the latest world news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! First Published: June 04, 2025, 23:52 IST
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
Pakistani media entrepreneur arrested in Karachi for assaulting Hindu man over minor accident
A media entrepreneur in Pakistan's Karachi was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting a Hindu man and his sister following a minor road accident, police said. The Karachi-based media entrepreneur has Salman Farooq. Along with Salman Farooq, his accomplices were also arrested late Monday in Karachi after video clips of the man being brutally beaten surfaced and caused an outrage on social media, according to a PTI news agency report. According to the First Information Report (FIR) cited in the report, the incident took place on Sunday at Defence Society Ittehad area. Sudhair Dhun Raj had picked up his sister, Kalpana, who works at a beauty parlour, and was en route to collect their youngest sibling when his motorcycle brushed against Salman Farooq's car. Farooq and his armed aides then thrash Raj, despite his apologies and Kalpana's pleas for mercy. Muhammad Saleem, a witness, reportedly came forward, prompting the police to take action against Farooq, who owns a media production and distribution company. The news agency reported that the siblings were initially hesitant to speak out, however, on they later decided to come forward after the FIR was filed based on Saleem's complaint. The siblings are residents of the impoverished Ranchore Lines area. The FIR filed in the case includes charges of issuing death threats, physical assault, harassment of a woman, and verbal abuse. In an unrelated incident, a woman belonging to the minority Hindu community in Pakistan was allegedly kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim man, her family claimed last week. The abducted woman's family has appealed to the government and authorities to recover her in Dighri area of Mirpurkhas in the southern Sindh province on Wednesday, May 28. The husband of the woman and her four children came to the offices of the Darawar Ittehad Pakistan in Mirpurkhas to plead their case, according to PTI. Shiva Kaachi, who heads an NGO which fights for the welfare and rights of minorities particularly Hindus, said the woman was kidnapped, then forcibly converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim man named Shehbaz Khashkheli.
