PTI leader Shahbaz Gill confirms sexual abuse against him during a live television broadcast on Monday night. Gill was with the police during the raid at the Parliament Lodges in Islamabad. He was arrested on sedition charges earlier this month.
PTI supremo Imran Khan had made shocking revelations regarding the sexual abuse of Shahbaz Gill during his interview last week. Imran Khan claimed that his lawyers had told him that police has sexually assaulted Shahbaz Gill. PTI is raising the issue of sexual abuse against Shahbaz Gill in rallies and different talk shows. The party is also urging the judiciary to probe the sexual abuse against Shahbaz Gill.
A video of Shahbaz Gill has been circulating on social media in which he confirms sexual abuse when a reporter asked him about it during the raid. Gill did not face the camera but confirmed the allegation.
Police raid Shahbaz Gill’s room in Parliament Lodges pic.twitter.com/mm7MR2Ogcr
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) August 22, 2022
#ShahbazGill, chief of staff of @ImranKhanPTI, confirms he was sexually assaulted in police custody. pic.twitter.com/JTs1Ru7Kqz
— Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) August 22, 2022
Speculations were already rife regarding the alleged physical abuse of police on him. The alleged revelation by Imran Khan had taken the internet by storm. Some are in denial regarding the claims of PTI, while others seem to have believed the statements and are condemning the incident.
During the raid, Islamabad Police recovered a gun, a satellite phone, and foreign currency from PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s room in Parliament Lodges. Shahbaz Gill had claimed that police had asked for his phone.
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The police brought Shahbaz Gill – currently in police custody – in handcuffs amid tight security to the Parliament Lodges and conducted a raid on his room. The raid was carried out under the supervision of a senior superintendent of police (SSP).
Several police officers, including female police officers, searched the room for several minutes. According to the details, the police found weapons, a mobile phone, satellite phone, and USBs. Moreover, his wallet, which was missing, has also been recovered in which two of his CNICs were also found. Along with all these two passports were also recovered.