ISLAMABAD: A popular Pakistani television anchor, Dr Shahid Masood, was sent on a 14-day judicial remand by a local court in a mobile snatching case on Tuesday.
Masood is already accused of indulging in financial irregularities during his tenure at Pakistan Television (PTV) Corporation as managing director and is currently behind bars in the same corruption case.
The mobile phone snatching case was brought against him by a fellow journalist who claimed that the TV anchor took his handset away from him and deleted data while he appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
A controversial onscreen personality who is frequently blamed for sensationalizing issues, Masood is thought to have embezzled nearly Rs37 million from PTV.
Last month, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested him from IHC premises, and he is being interrogated by the agency in cases against him.
