Police arrested 22 people, including transgender individuals, for allegedly performing and watching obscene dances at a fair in Sahiwal’s 85/5-L village on Sunday night.
According to police sources, District Police Officer (DPO) Usman Tipu ordered the raid after videos of the event surfaced on social media.
Acting on his instructions, Yousafwala police raided the fair and arrested 22 people, including dancers and spectators.
Police sources said 10 others, including spectators and transgender dancers, managed to escape during the raid.
Officers also seized loudspeakers and other equipment used at the event.
Yousafwala police registered a case under Section 294 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 6 of the Sound System Act following a complaint filed by Sub-Inspector Muhammad Sakhi.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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