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Pakistan court dismisses acquittal plea of 'Hindi Medium' actress Saba Qamar in mosque sanctity case, to be indicted on March 16

Pakistan court dismisses acquittal plea of 'Hindi Medium' actress Saba Qamar in mosque sanctity case, to be indicted on March 16

| Mar 03, 2022, 02:28:30 PM | etimes.in

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Pakistan actress Saba Qamar, who shot to fame with the Bollywood film 'Hindi Medium' landed into legal trouble after a case was filed against her for shooting a 'dance video' outside a historical mosque in Lahore. Now, in a recent development in the case, a Pakistani court dismissed the acquittal application of Saba in the case and decided to indict her during the next hearing on March 16. Earlier, the court had deferred her indictment to decide the acquittal application first. Opposing the acquittal in the Court of a Judicial Magistrate, a prosecutor had argued that the petitioners – Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed – had shot a dance video at Masjid Wazir Khan. The prosecution lawyer claimed that the video of the dance was available with them. He asked the court to dismiss the acquittal applications of both petitioners (Qamar and Saeed) and let the prosecution establish its case with evidence. Therefore, the magistrate dismissed the applications and summoned both celebrities on March 16 for indictment. Meanwhile, the Punjab government had also sacked two senior officers in connection with violation of the mosque’s sanctity. Qamar, clad in a black burqa appeared before the court on Monday. Her lawyer argued that there was a delay of 10 days in registration of the FIR against her and Saeed. He said an inquiry conducted by the Punjab Auqaf department declared the petitioners innocent. He said, “The report maintains that no immoral act had been committed in the mosque”. Now, talking about the case, in 2020 year, Lahore police filed a case against Qamar and Saeed under section 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code, alleging the 'desecration' of Masjid Wazir Khan in Lahore's old city. According to reports, the FIR mentions that both Saba and Bilal have violated the sanctity of the mosque by filming a dance video. This act of both the celebs sparked controversy and several Pakistani netizens also lashed out at them for doing so. However, after it became a raging issue in Pakistan, both Saba and Bilal apologised for their actions. In her defense, Saba, who received a lot of flak on social media, said, 'It was the music video featuring a Nikah (marriage) scene. It was neither shot with any sort of playback music nor has it been edited to the music track.' For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.

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