TikToker Ali Zain Bukhari Arrested on Charges of Circulating Anti-State Video
ISLAMABAD (Qudrat Daily) — The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Islamabad, acting against the spread of anti-state propaganda and sensitive material through social media, has arrested TikToker Syed Ali Zain Bukhari, who has millions of followers on the short video sharing app TikTok, from Islamabad.
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According to information, sources and senior security officials say that during social media monitoring, the Cyber Crime Investigation Agency received information that TikToker Syed Ali Zain Bukhari was allegedly circulating anti-state material, an inappropriate narrative against national security institutions, and hateful videos through his various digital handles, particularly the TikTok platform. Taking immediate and strict notice of the matter, a special team of NCCIA Islamabad took action and detained the accused.
It has been reported that the arrested TikToker Syed Ali Zain Bukhari basically belongs to Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and holds wide influence in the digital world. His main TikTok account has approximately 3.8 million, i.e., more than 3.8 million followers and subscribers, due to which any video or content circulated by him reaches millions of people within minutes.
It has been learned that after the arrest, Syed Ali Zain Bukhari was immediately shifted to the central Cyber Crime police station of NCCIA Islamabad, where his mobile phones, laptop and other digital devices were taken into custody and their forensic analysis has been started. A case is being prepared to be registered against the accused under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) and other relevant legal provisions. Further investigation is also underway regarding the purposes of making anti-state videos and the possible facilitators or motives behind it.
