A man has been arrested for harassing a polio worker in Surjani Town, Karachi after she complained that he appeared naked in front of her to sexually harass her.
The police report suggests that the polio worker had gone to the flat of the man in the afternoon of December 18 to administer the vaccine as part of her duty. The man then appeared naked in front of the polio worker, exposing himself to her.
The Surjani Town police registered a case on the complaint of the polio worker, after which the man, named Faiq, was arrested from KDA flats.
The female polio worker in the complaint pointed out, “I instantly left the place after the man came out naked in front of me and told the official in charge of my department about the incident.”
CCTV footage of the arrest emerged online in which police can be seen arresting the man as the woman polio worker identified.
Previously, a man from Surjani Yousuf Goth stripped naked in front of a passerby woman.
The public display of indecency was recorded on camera, where he could be seen enjoying himself while his friends cheered him on.
It was later posted online, garnering backlash and prompting the local police to arrest the man for making obscene gestures.
However, the police informed the media that no complaint was filed against the man from the woman’s side but the action was taken for public interest.
The man confessed to harassing the woman by exposing himself only as part of a challenge given to him by friends, but someone filmed it and posted it online.
Moreover, a polio team was also attacked in the slum areas of Korangi, Karachi. It resulted in two police officials and polio workers being injured.
The team included Saba, Rabia, and Dr Khalid, accompanied by policemen Taufiq, Jahangir, and a lady police constable, Aniza Naz.
The family living there argued with the team that they didn’t want their children to be administered the polio vaccine. As the polio team tried to convince them, the men and women in the house resorted to violence against them.
The family members used a shovel to attack the team and tore the police officers’ uniforms while slapping them and snatching their phones.
Upon receiving the information, a large contingent of police arrived at the scene and arrested the violent family members.
Notably, the federal government launched a four-day campaign this Monday that aimed to cover 143 districts across Pakistan, with over 400,000 polio workers going door-to-door, aiming to immunise more than 45 million children over the age of five against the Polio virus, which induces a life-long disability.