Lahore-based musician Salar Shamas has been accused of sexual harassment on a social media platform which he has denied clearly.
Who is Salar Shamas?
Salar Shamas is a singer based in Lahore and a graduate of Beaconhouse National University Lahore. A songwriter, producer, videographer, and businessman, Shamas gained recognition in Pakistan for ‘Ayyy Teray Bin’ on SoundCloud.
He is known for making Urdu songs in western music genres and for his record label ‘Shamas-Kaari’.
Accused of sexual harassment
A social media platform on Instagram called ‘Wall of shame pk’ posted a story on its page claiming Salar Shamas not only sexually harassed women but also threatens them with his outreach and influential brother.
The account also attached screen recordings of his conversations with three different victims, one of them a minor.
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Salar Shamas refutes allegations
Despite the screenshot posted with his name, Salar Shamas has denied allegations against him and reacted to the harassment against himself in a live stream. He also claimed that the screenshots were fake.
I categorically deny the accusations levied against me by wallofshame. The chats are fake. I’m in shock, I’ve never and would never commit the heinous acts I have been accused of. I want to apologize to everyone I may have offended with my unsavoury reaction to the situation.
— Salar Shamas (@salarshamas) July 25, 2021
You better spread the news of my innocence with the same energy you spread the news of these allegations.
— Salar Shamas (@salarshamas) July 25, 2021
Bullcrap. Me and my brothers were with our friends all day. No one went to her house, cause she doesn’t exist. I’m no rapist or pedophile. I’m going to take you and this page’s admin to court for all this. https://t.co/cip17VoS2w
— Salar Shamas (@salarshamas) July 25, 2021
Allegations, netizens, and their reactions
When it comes to Pakistani women coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment, it is mostly backfired or misunderstood, however, this case had too mixed reactions; some of them defended the singer and most of them shamed him:
The fact that people and especially women are defending Salar Shamas is honestly so disappointing!! Why are people-
— minahil (@meenzhem) July 25, 2021
Disgusted by salar shamas bro I loved your songs it’s the time to cancel you????#salarshamas
— ???? (@naan_paratha) July 25, 2021
this is what breeds men like Zahir, Salar & Usman #SalarShamas pic.twitter.com/EEFuOtO67D
— ♡ عشا (@eshaali_) July 25, 2021
The amount of times he said behn**** wow wow #ZahirJaffer #SalarShamas https://t.co/DVDbpNL34l
— – Hopeless (@aisharanjha) July 26, 2021
I just saw salar shamas’ video and did he. Really. Say “Main achi khaasi privileged family se hun lekin phir bhi *swears* mujhe 16 saal ki bachi mili hai harass karne ko”??????? WHAT EVEN OH MY GOD I AM SICK
— Daniya ???? (@Deefordonutss) July 25, 2021
Few defended Salar
