Blackmail: Court convicts criminals
The judge handed the jail term to Yusuf and Ashraf as they were found guilty of demanding Rs50,000
KARACHI:
An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Thursday two men to seven years in prison after convicting them of extortion. The judge handed the jail term to Yusuf and Ashraf as they were found guilty of demanding Rs50,000 as protection money from businessman Imran Iqbal. According to the prosecution, the accused were extorting him via phone and extended death threats to him in case of non-payment.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 11th, 2016.
An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Thursday two men to seven years in prison after convicting them of extortion. The judge handed the jail term to Yusuf and Ashraf as they were found guilty of demanding Rs50,000 as protection money from businessman Imran Iqbal. According to the prosecution, the accused were extorting him via phone and extended death threats to him in case of non-payment.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 11th, 2016.