FIA Fails to Find Evidence in Sana’s Defamation Case

News Desk

Islamabad: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has closed a cyber defamation complaint filed by actress Sana Javed, saying its investigation found no evidence of a coordinated smear campaign against her on social media.

The development comes nearly a month after Sana approached the authorities following a wave of online criticism from makeup artists, models and other industry professionals, who had shared their alleged experiences of working with the actress.

According to Imran Riaz, head of the FIA Sindh cybercrime wing, the material submitted in connection with the complaint was reviewed by the agency’s legal and technical teams. He said the posts examined were found to contain personal accounts of workplace experiences rather than evidence of a planned campaign targeting the actress.

Riaz confirmed that the social media account from which the FIA’s statement was issued was authentic but declined to provide further details about the case.

The FIA’s decision was subsequently shared on social media by several of the individuals named in Sana’s legal notices. Makeup artists Rhyan, Ikram and Omar Waqar, along with stylist Anila, posted screenshots of Riaz’s statement on their Instagram stories, with some appearing to view the decision as a vindication of their earlier claims.

The controversy began after model Manal Saleem posted about an unnamed actor whom she accused of behaving inappropriately. Other industry figures later shared their own allegations concerning Sana, including claims that she had been rude or unprofessional.

Sana rejected the allegations and said she had been subjected to “lies and fabricated stories, bullying, hate speech, and threats”. She subsequently issued legal notices to several individuals, describing the online criticism as a coordinated “smear campaign” that had caused distress to her and her family.

The FIA’s closure of the complaint now brings the legal proceedings over the alleged cyber campaign to an end, while the wider controversy over the experiences shared by people in the entertainment industry remains a subject of public debate.