Lahore police have declared YouTuber Rajab Butt’s claims about a firing incident outside his home to be false. 

 

According to media reports, police officials have said no evidence has been found of any person opening fire at Rajab's house. However, the police did admit that the housing society he lived in had received complaints about stray dogs and one dog had been shot and killed.  

 

Police have reiterated that there is no evidence that proves that shots were fired outside Rajab Butt’s house. He did not provide CCTV footage from his own cameras, and neighbours also did not confirm hearing shots or seeing a shooter. Police added that the vehicle Rajab mentioned in the FIR was not present at the scene. 

 

Reports said the local housing society’s management had requested action against stray dogs. The administration shot a dog, which Rajab Butt then presented to the public as if it had been killed during a gun fire attack on his home.

 

Rajab Butt had claimed on Friday that four unidentified men in a white Suzuki Cultus with Karachi number plates came to his house and fired two shots with a silencer. He said one bullet killed his pet dog sitting at the doorstep.

 

“I can’t take this lightly,” Rajab said in a video interview at the time. “I know I have a massive following, and anyone could be carrying a weapon. No one has ever threatened me directly, but this kind of act cannot be ignored.”

 

Rajab said he was not home when the incident happened. His mother, sister and a security guard were present. He claimed his mother called him, and he immediately informed Chung Police Station, which arrived at the scene within minutes and collected evidence, including CCTV footage.

 

A case had been registered against unknown suspects, but the investigation has now revealed no firing took place. No arrests were made.

 

Recently, Rajab Butt was also in the news for a viral video of a street fight on Thokar Niaz Baig Road. Social media users claimed he was seen fighting with other content creators Shazi, Musa, and Haider. However, he later reached a settlement with the other party, and the matter was resolved peacefully. He was granted bail in that case too.

 

Police have now closed the firing investigation, calling the YouTuber’s claim baseless.

 

The YouTuber has repeatedly run into legal troubles, including getting arrested for keeping an unlicensed lion cub at his home and, more seriously, getting embroiled in a blasphemy scandal after naming his perfume '295', the clause of the penal code that deals with blasphemy cases.