Young man commits suicide at Lucky One Shopping Mall: Why is so much scary content still circulating on social media?
Normal activities were going on in a well-known shopping mall in Karachi on Tuesday afternoon. On the ground floor, a sales girl was walking in the children's area and two young men were sitting on the stairs.
At the same time, a young man falls face down on the ground and blood is spilled on the ground. All the people there move towards him and gather around him.
Then the shopping mall staff and others pick it up and take it with them. The young man did not recover and died at the hospital.
The incident took place at Lucky One Shopping Mall on Rashid Minhas Road in the capital of Sindh province, where according to initial police information, 28-year-old Zohair son of Hashim jumped from the third floor and killed himself.
Traumatic videos of the incident have been shared on social media and WhatsApp since yesterday, but so far no concrete steps have been taken by the Pakistani authorities to remove the video as it is still being used on platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Available on farms.
The online content watchdog PTA says it is aware of the video and is "watching it" and has called on authorities to take action in accordance with the law.
Zuhair was worried about unemployment
Zohair, a resident of Ancholi area of Karachi, has three brothers and a sister while his father died 15 years ago. The mother is the teacher who raised her.
His younger brother told Zafar Abbas, head of the JDC Foundation, that Zubair was a mathematics graduate. His three brothers did not have a job but they themselves worked through the internet and barely earned around five thousand rupees a month.
Kamil, a close friend of Zuhair, told that he lost his job 15 days ago. However, they did not know what the job was.
According to police, 28-year-old Zuhair was suffering from depression and committed suicide due to unemployment and domestic problems. SHOFB Industrial Area Jamil Abbasi said that the bereaved family is still engaged in burial, so their statements will be taken later.
Kamil also said that Zuhair was suffering from depression and was undergoing treatment. "He was worried about unemployment."
Why did Zuhair go to Lucky One Mall?
Local media and social media have claimed that Zuhair went to the shopping mall to interview for a job.
However, the management of Lucky One Mall says that Zuhair came there as a customer. In a statement issued after the incident, the mall management expressed sympathy with Zuhair's family but said that "Lucky One Mall, its staff or tenants were not responsible for their actions or involved in it."
The mall's management says it "immediately rushed to a nearby hospital and informed police, who are now investigating the case."
When the question was put to Camille, he said he "still doesn't know why he went to Lucky One Mall."
Kamil, a close friend of Zuhair, told that he lost his job 15 days ago. However, they did not know what the job was.
According to police, 28-year-old Zuhair was suffering from depression and committed suicide due to unemployment and domestic problems. SHOFB Industrial Area Jamil Abbasi said that the bereaved family is still engaged in burial, so their statements will be taken later.
Kamil also said that Zuhair was suffering from depression and was undergoing treatment. "He was worried about unemployment."
Why is this video of suicide still on the internet?
It's been more than 24 hours since the incident and almost as long as the video of his last moments is available on social media and other online platforms.
When PTA spokesman Khurram Ali Mehran was contacted to ask why he had not been removed by the authorities so far, he said that the case was known to PTA and was being looked into. ۔ "It simply came to our notice then.
It should be noted that under Section 37 of the Cyber Crimes Act (PICA), the PTA is responsible for removing objectionable online content.
A PTA spokesman told that "self-harm" or suicide-related material was not included in Article 37's list, but that the PTA could bring it under public order and take action against it. "There is an option to remove any material that is harmful to society."
He says if the content is available on an international platform, such as Facebook and Twitter, the companies concerned will be contacted.
"The PTA can take action on its own to remove online content, if it finds out about it or if it takes action on complaints from an organization, user or the public."
Remember that both Twitter and Facebook community guidelines prohibit the sharing of self-harm or suicide videos, and in case of violation these videos may be removed and action may be taken against the account. Users can report content online in this regard.
Twitter has warned that it may temporarily or permanently close accounts for such content.
Pray for this family instead of sharing the video
How the video of this incident in the shopping mall and its horrific scene came to the local media and social media, this topic is under discussion on social media.
User Sana Suleiman writes, "It is unfortunate that the video was leaked."
A large number of people have raised the objection that sharing this video can cause grief to the family of the deceased while it can also affect people suffering from depression.
Social media user Fazilat Zehra said in her comments on Facebook that the video of the incident should not have been leaked like this. "People are sending CCTV footage from different angles as if they are forensicizing it. These videos are so annoying but people are still sharing them. "
User Fatima has demanded that this video of suicide should not be shared any more and it should be removed from social media immediately.
"Instead of sharing this video, pray for the departed and his family," she says.