A citizen has been arrested in Islamabad after allegedly mocking the Tarnol Railway Crossing by comparing it to the Strait of Hormuz in a social media post.
The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged at Tarnol Police Station on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Shahid Asghar on behalf of the state.
Police registered the case under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant), Section 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and Section 511 (punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or for a shorter term) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
According to the complaint, the accused, identified as Khurram, shared a post on social media stating, “Tarnol Railway Crossing is no less than the Strait of Hormuz. If it is closed, all our problems will be resolved”.
Police said that the suspect was taken into custody and his mobile phone was examined, during which evidence of the post was found.
Security measures have been tightened across Islamabad and Rawalpindi ahead of an expected second round of talks between the United States and Iran amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
