A female journalist ‘beaten up’ by cheating mafia

FOE Link or motive by PPF

Case Update Status

An FIR was registered

Summary of Case

"On May 18, GTV Karachi Reporter Zamzam Saeed was detained while covering cheating at a school in the city's Korangi area. Saeed went for coverage to a school located in Korangi crossing, named Al Shinaz Academy, over the complaints of cheating in matriculation examinations. She told PPF that when she went there, she saw that students were openly cheating and center superintendent was solving the paper of students by himself and some other copies of special children were present in his room. When she she questioned him about what was going on he replied to lock the doors and call the police. Saeed said she asked him why they were being detained, he said that ""yes, it’s not the way."" She said they were misbehaved with and beaten as well. They (Saeed and her cameraman) were forcefully thrown out of the center. Saeed said that the police were outside the examination hall, but they didn’t do anything. She lodged an FIR against the superintendent in Thana Zaman Town, and he had subsequently been arrested. He had allegedly received bail after giving a bribe of Rs20,000. The was registered as FIR no 509/2024 registered under section 354/506/337A.I/34 in Thana Zaman Town. GTV Desk Editor Zaigham Abbas told PPF that Saeed went for the coverage of examinations where she saw that students are sitting so close and doing cheating openly where the center superintendent was also present. Zaigham told PPF that the superintendent started pushing her, and forcefully, they made her go outside. Zaigham said that the police were present there, but they didn’t do anything, and three persons were arrested, who then got bail after a bribe. --- Report suggested that A female journalist was allegedly tortured by a group of people involved in facilitating cheating at examination centers amid ongoing matric exams. A video of the incident went viral on social media in which the group of people can be seen beating up the female journalist at a school in Korangi. Meanwhile, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar and Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ali Malkani sought reports from concerned officials. The Home Minister directed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Korangi Hassan Sardar Khan to submit a report on the incident at the earliest. Taking cognizance of the viral video, the police took action on the viral video and arrested three suspects, including the school owner."

Category of Incident

Detained

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201-Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02011 Assault

ICCS Class: 020112 Minor assault

ICCS Crime: Assault

Reported By

ARY News

Date of incident

18

Month

May

Year

2024

Name of affected person

Zamzam Saeed

Other affected persons

No

Name of affected organization

GTV

Other affected organizations

No

Action by

School superintendent

City

Karachi

Province

Sindh

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

N/K

Marital Status

N/A

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation was announced

Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation was announced

Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation was announced

Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation was announced

Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation was announced

Date compensation paid by others: No compensation was announced

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: Yes

Date of FIR:

FIR Details: FIR no 509/2024 registered under section 354/506/337A.I/34 in Thana Zaman Town.

Police station of FIR: Zaman Town

Name of complainant: Zamzam Saeed

Name of accused in FIR:

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: No

Court where case was presented: Case was not presented in any court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case was not presented in any court

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case was not presented in any court

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

Not condemned

APNS

Not condemned

CPNE

Not condemned

PBA

Not condemned

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

GTV Desk Editor Zaigham Abbas told PPF that Saeed went for the coverage of examinations where she saw that students are sitting so close and doing cheating openly where the center suprintendent was also present. Zaigham told PPF that the suprintendent started pushing her, and forcefully, they made her go outside. Zaigham said that the police were present there, but they didn’t do anything, and three persons were arrested, who then got bail after a bribe

Employer organization

No version was recorded

Press Club Status

Press club 1: No version was recorded

Press club 2: No version was recorded

Press club 3: No version was recorded