VIDEO: Renowned designer Maria B’s husband reportedly arrested for ‘criminal negligence’

Renowned fashion designer Maria B’s husband was reportedly arrested for criminal negligence after the family allowed their house help to travel back home despite being tested positive for COVID-19.

According to a video of a teary-eyed Maria doing the rounds on social media, which is “an appeal to Prime Minister Imran Khan”, the Punjab Police burst into their house at midnight, arrested her husband and registered an FIR against him for contracting the coronavirus.

“They arrested him without a lawyer. They didn’t even let a lawyer come,” she said, adding that the police were rude to them and referred to them as culprits.

“Why [are we culprits],” she questioned. “We are the ones who are suffering. We are the ones whose tests are coming. Anytime positive. My entire family. And we are the ones who have to be arrested? Is this the system?”

A picture of her husband behind bars is also doing the rounds on social media.

However, according to the spokesman of the Lahore Police, the designer’s husband was arrested for allowing their cook, who had tested positive for coronavirus, to go back to his village via public transport. They hid the fact that he had the coronavirus which is why the police arrested him.

کورونا کا مریض حافظ عمر راستے اور اپنے گاﺅں کرم پور میں درجنوں لوگوں سے ملا۔ پوری دنیا میں ہنگامی صورتحال کے باوجود طاہر سعید مجرمانہ فعل کا مرتکب ہوا۔ اطلاع پر پولیس نے طاہر سعید کیخلاف مقدمہ درج کرکے گرفتار کرلیا۔ قانون کیمطابق ملزم کو ضمانت پر چھوڑا گیا https://t.co/Qq3pSnflr4

— Capital City Police Lahore (@ccpolahore) March 24, 2020

میری ہمدردی آپ کے ساتھ کہ اللہ آپ کو شوہر کو صحت عطا کریں۔ لیکن ہمیں یہ وی آئ پی کلچر ختم کرنا ہو گا۔ ہم نے پتہ کروایا آپ کرنطینہ کی جگہ پر جانے کو تیار نہیں تھے۔ آپ کے دکھ سے آگاہ ہوں لیکن قانون سب کے لئیے برابر ہے۔آپ بات بڑھا چڑھا کر پیش کر رہی ہیں۔ہسپتال لے جانا زیادتی نہیں https://t.co/EfuX4ZBDJ6

— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) March 24, 2020

Another family from Lahore upon getting to know their house help was tested Positive for #coronavirus, instead of getting him admitted to the hospital, THEY SENT HIM HOME ON LEAVES – The house help changed 2 buses before he got to Vehari – THAT is Parhi Likhi Jahil Elite For You! https://t.co/6l073V8zm9

— Anas Mallick (@AnasMallick) March 24, 2020

I guess as they say "there is an easy way and there is a hardway" these guys chose the hardway. She is clearly not sharing the full story. Warnings must have been given.

— Ahmer Khan (@akahmer) March 24, 2020

Shameful elitist behaviour by #MariaB and her husband. Why wouldn’t you get your cook help and send him to the hospital instead of sending him home on a bus and infecting hundreds more. Risking the lives of so many ppl. Im glad the state has taken strict action. #accountability

— Maheen Ghani (@maheenghani_) March 24, 2020