After a 3-year-old boy got stuck on an escalator in Ocean Mall Karachi due to which his leg was amputated, police have registered an FIR against the owner, Malik Tariq Rafi and others.
The surprise, the FIR was filed under Section 25 of the Telegraph Act and Section 337-F of the PPC for threatening the child’s parents over the phone.
The incident in which Amaan lost his leg occurred on March 20, 2022, after which the parents took to social media to express their dissatisfaction, receiving threats from Ocean Mall management, according to the parents.
Clifton Police register FIR against the owner of Ocean Mall, Malik Tariq Rafi, and others for operating a faulty escalator in which a minor boy got stuck and had to get his leg amputated. #OCEANMALL #oceanmall #Pakistan #Justice #Sindh #Karachi #DSTV pic.twitter.com/8C0Go9IX8y
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The family of a three-year-old kid who was injured after getting stuck on the escalator at a Clifton shopping mall mounted a protest over the month-long wait in filing a lawsuit against the mall’s management.
The FIR was registered under Section 25 of the Telegraph Act (for threatening the child’s parents over phone) and Section 337-F of the PPC (causing grievous bodily harm). Both offences are compoundable, which means the two parties may reach an agreement over compensation
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The family demanded that an FIR be filed right away, stating that the mall management was using its power to prevent the filing of an FIR. So, after a long family struggle, an FIR has finally been filed.
On March 22, a three-year-old child was stuck in an escalator in Karachi’s Ocean Mall and lost his foot. The toddler was gravely hurt after becoming stuck in an escalator in the shopping centre, according to a video that went viral following the event.
