Fashion designer Maria B has submitted her defense to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in a complaint regarding her anti-transgender rhetoric on social media. The complaint, filed by Saima Butt, accuses the designer of defaming the transgender community. In her response, submitted by her lawyer, Maria B claimed she was exercising her constitutional right to free speech. Her defense argued that her posts were "reasonable opinions on matters of public concern" and not defamatory because the individuals in her videos were masked and unidentifiable. The submission also called the complaint "malicious." This incident follows a separate case where police arrested transgender individuals based on her social media posts, a case that was later dismissed by a magistrate.