A Lahore district court on Monday indicted YouTuber Saadur Rehman, widely known as Ducky Bhai, his wife Aroob Jatoi and other co-accused in a case related to alleged promotion of gambling and betting apps.
As per court proceedings held in the district courts of Lahore, judicial magistrate Naeem Wattoo formally framed the charges during the hearing. Saadur-Rehman and the other accused appeared in court and pleaded not guilty.
The magistrate has summoned prosecution witnesses for February 23.
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) had registered a case against Rehman and others accused of promoting gambling and betting apps.
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Duky Bhai, one of Pakistan’s most subscribed YouTubers and content creators with over 800 videos uploaded and over 10 million subscribers on YouTube, was arrested on August 17, 2025, after the State registered a case against him through the NCCIA.
He was detained by the NCCIA at the Lahore airport while trying to flee the country. His name was included in the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL).
Ducky Bhai was arrested after the NCCIA lodged an FIR under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 and relevant sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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The case was registered on August 17 under sections 13 (Electronic Forgery), 14 (Electronic Fraud), 25 (Spamming) and 26 (Spoofing) of PECA, along with sections 294-B (Offering of Prizes in Connection with Commerce) and 420 (Deception and Dishonestly Inducing Delivery of Goods) of the PPC.
According to the FIR, the YouTuber is accused of promoting gambling and betting apps that defrauded users and raked in millions of rupees. This is not the first controversy surrounding the YouTuber, who is among Pakistan’s most followed online personalities.
