Extortion

The accused also extorted Rs 50000 and US $ 48000 from complainant Ghulam Murtaza

Staffers of distribution companies are being spared by street criminals if they say the predetermined codes

Police say blast happened after shopkeepers refused to pay extortion

Only 30% of people who received extortion demands approached police

They fleeced money from a bakery owner by threatening to ‘expose’ unhygienic conditions at his establishment

Locals fear recent threats of extortion and targeted killings mark an attempt by Taliban to regain foothold

Motorcycle dealer says has been paying extortion money to group

A labourer named Rafique accused the police of coming up with different reasons to mint money from the poor

Police say issue not widespread; investigations under way

Afghan Taliban have been found to be involved in at least nine major cases of extortion in Peshawar in 2015

Haqqani network led by Sirajudin and Taliban’s Abu Hurraira Group, part of 12 groups involved in extortion

A telephone feedback system at the Islamabad offices of the FIA established these charges

Police suspect extortionists may have orchestrated attack

Doctor from Tench Bhata claims call came from Afghanistan.

The Pesco superintendent is a resident of Lalazar Colony

The petitioner said he could not check anyone’s name because the policemen’s badges were covered under their jackets

The judge found suspect Samiuddin to be associated with one of the several criminal gangs operating in Lyari

Police have registered a case but made no arrests as yet

Both incidents are believed to be related to extortion

An FIR has been registered in the case and an investigation is under way

CTD official says local, Afghan groups at work across the border.

The police said Ali only received minor cut that could be self-inflicted

Gangster Ravi Pujari allegedly demanded INR50 million from the singer

The mobile phone and SIM card used to orchestrate the crime have also been recovered

Woman arrested while collecting extortion money said that she had collected money from 3 other people for her husband

Ali demanded Rs5 million from the owner of a construction firm.

Malik Riaz had filed an application that a group of extortionists was threatening him

Convict forced a vegetable vendor to pay Rs250,000