Pakistan: School principal arrested for rape, blackmailing; over 45 women fell victim
Over 45 women have fallen victim to sexual abuse by the principal, Irfan Ghafoor Memon, who used CCTV footage to blackmail them in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Karachi, Sept 6: A principal of a private school in Karachi's Gulshan-e-Hadeed was arrested on Monday on alleged rape and blackmailing allegations. Over 45 women have fallen victim to sexual abuse by the principal, Irfan Ghafoor Memon, who used CCTV footage to blackmail them.
Local media reports suggest that the police also recovered around 25 short video clips from Irfan's phone. The police confiscated the digital video recorder (DVR) of the CCTV cameras as well as Memon's mobile phone for investigation.
It is pertinent to know that the scandal emerged after an obscene video of the principal and a female teacher circulated on the internet.
KARACHI: Police arrested the principal of a private school on the charges of sexual assault in the Gulshan-e-Hadeed area.#Pakistan #Karachihttps://t.co/nH8ww5VYyw
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Soon after, the principal's office was sealed and he was sent to a seven-day physical remand. As per the police, Memon claimed that he rented the school for PKR 100,000 per month, adding that there were around 10 female teachers, five male teachers and 250 students in the school.
A first information report (FIR) has been filed against Memon on grounds of sexual harassment, threatening and blackmailing. The investigating officer told Geo TV that Memon would sexually abuse female teachers on the pretext of providing a job. "The accused used to blackmail the women by filming videos," the IO said.
The investigating authorities also added that the DVR of the CCTV cameras has been taken as evidence while his mobile phone will also be examined.
The IO also said that a victim contacted him whose statement will be recorded. He further said that the case is being investigated by a high-level committee, reported Geo News.
The officer also said information about more suspects has come to the fore who have the DVR and videos with them. He assured that the police would arrest two suspects by tonight.
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