- Chadhar faces allegations of cyberharassment and threats.
- Iqbal recently contacted the NCCIA.
- Threat messages attributed to a number linked to Chadhar.
LAHORE: The National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has filed a case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Saqib Chadhar under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) for alleged cyberstalking, blackmail and threats made against actor and model Momina Iqbal.
The case was registered after Iqbal recently approached the NCCIA with a complaint against the Punjab Assembly member.
According to the FIR, Chadhar, his wife and several associates allegedly subjected Iqbal to cyberstalking and blackmail, while threatening her and her family members. The suspects face allegations of illegal surveillance and threats against the actor and his relatives.
The FIR of the case stated that Iqbal declined Chadhar’s marriage proposal after learning that he was already married. Following this refusal, the legislator allegedly began blackmailing her by sending private videos and threatening to disclose her personal data if she did not agree to marry him.
Investigators also alleged that Chadhar made false accusations against the actor in 2023, leading to the failure of a previous marriage proposal.
According to the complaint, threatening messages were sent to Iqbal, her current husband and his family members. Similar messages were also allegedly sent to his sister.
The FIR stated that the threatening messages came from a phone number associated with Chadhar. He added that blackmail videos allegedly sent by the lawmaker were recovered from Iqbal’s mobile phone.
Iqbal’s sister, who is a lawyer, provided the NCCIA with a video relating to the alleged threats, the FIR said. The video and a cell phone were taken into custody as digital evidence and sent for forensic examination.
The FIR further alleged that the provincial lawmaker deleted data and applications from his mobile phone before submitting the device to the NCCIA.
Earlier, Iqbal had approached Chung police station in Lahore seeking registration of a case against Chadhar, accusing him of harassment, blackmail and death threats. In her petition, she alleged that the lawmaker contacted her several times and that her fiancé, who is now her husband, made threats and used abusive language after she rejected his marriage proposal.
She also alleged that Chadhar made threatening calls on WhatsApp and sent messages, while similar threats were sent to his sister’s phone. According to reports, the actress, along with her lawyers, had met Chung Police Station SHO Faheem Imdad to report the matter.
It is worth noting that the affair came to light during the preparations for Iqbal’s wedding. She got married earlier this week.
