By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: On the complaints of citizens, police raided various shops dealing in mobile ringtones and arrested five shopkeepers in Landikotal Bazaar on charges of allegedly uploading obscene videos, songs and other inappropriate content onto mobile phones for children, police officials said on Wednesday.
District Police Officer (DPO) Waqar Ahmed told The News that they had received a number of general public complaints against the shopkeepers. He said the police team, comprised of additional station house officers Rozi Shah Shinwari and Sabir Afridi, along with Bazaar Security In-charge Amir Shinwari and other police personnel, took part in the action.
SHO Landikotal Fazal Rehman said they have also seized computer hard drives and other data devices and shifted the arrested shopkeepers to Landikotal Police Station for further investigation.
He said no one would be allowed to spread obscenity in the area, adding that protecting the lives and property of the public remained their top priority.
Residents welcomed the police action and expressed their gratitude to the Landikotal police authorities.
