KARACHI: YouTuber Rajab Butt was physically assaulted at a sessions court in Karachi on Monday during the hearing of a case registered against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
Butt appeared before the sessions court (Central) upon the expiry of his interim bail, which was granted to him on December 20. The hearing, however, was marred by violence and chaos as Butt was attacked.
Tiktoker Nadeem Mubarak, also known as Nani Wala, was also present on the occasion.
Mubarak and Butt, who have been facing legal proceedings in multiple cases, had returned to Pakistan together on December 10 from London after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted 10-day protective bail to the social media influencers in response to a petition filed by their relatives.
Butt‘s counsel, Mian Ali Ashfaq, alleged in a post on social media platform X that his client had been attacked by lawyers at Karachi City Courts’ premises during the hearing of a case.
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