Gujar Khan police nab extortionist

The suspect also threatened the citizen of dire consequences over non-compliance.

RAWALPINDI:

The Gujar Khan police have arrested an extortionist who demanded Rs10 million from a citizen and threatened him with dire consequences.

Sheikh Umar had lodged a complaint in June in which he said that he was travelling to Sialkot with Ahsan Zia and Saleem Masih.

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Another man in the car, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, threatened them and demanded Rs1 million from the complainant. The suspect had threatened dire consequences upon non-payment of extortion.