Peshawar police arrested a tick basket on Sunday for wearing a police uniform in a video stunt in the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Warsk, the suspect is “Rohullah” Used to pretend to be a police officer and upload videos in police uniform on the popular video sharing platform TikTok.
Police say the suspect in police custody has expressed regret over what he did and has vowed to avoid making such videos in the future.
The suspect has also sent a message to other TikTokers not to make and upload videos in police uniforms.
Police have filed a lawsuit against the suspect after he recovered a police uniform and a mobile phone from his possession.
People who use TikTokers — or the platform — in Pakistan have uploaded videos that have put them in conflict and this was not the first time that anyone The person caught pretending to be one law enforcement on the video sharing platform.
TikTok topped the charts with the most downloads in Pakistan in 2022, surpassing Meta-owned Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger by a large margin.
With 39 million downloads last year, TikTok maintained its dominance over Facebook, Which is more than 7 million behind, while Snapchat is third on the list with approximately 30 million downloads, an increase of 51.26% over 2021.
