TV host Ali Saleem was granted bail on Friday and released from jail. Saleem had earlier been arrested after his mother filed a complaint stating that her son had tortured her while he was intoxicated.
Saleem was granted bail but a case has been registered against him under the Hudood Ordinance for being intoxicated.
The host of a popular television talk show landed in police lock up for allegedly beating up his mother while under the influence of alcohol. The host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist Ali Saleem of Begum Nawazish Ali-fame show, was arrested by the city police from his mother’s residence in Bani Gala on Thursday on her complaint.
Later, his mother withdrew her complaint. However, Saleem was booked for being heavily drunk as his alcohol test was positive, said police.
“He was heavily drunk and had beaten up his mother breaking her nose,” said a police official. “He almost killed her. She survived because he was so drunk that he could not maintain his balance for long,” added another police official.
Till the filing of this report, Saleem was behind the bars in Bhara Kahu Police Station as the police refused his bail plea. “His alcohol tests were positive. We will send him to jail,” said a police official. The court will decide on his bail application, he added.
