Extortion case registered against Lyari gangsters

A case has been registered against the alleged gang war linchpin, Rusi Lakho, and two unidentified armed men in connection with the attempted extortion by firing at a mart in Musa Lane, Liyari.

The incident was caught on CCTV cameras and the footage went viral on social media. On Saturday night, unidentified suspects on a motorbike fired shots while making their escape from Musa Lane in the Baghdadi police station area.

There were no casualties in the incident. 

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Initial investigations classify the shooting as an extortion attempt. Late into the night, Baghdadi police registered the case under Sections 324, 385, 387, 34/109, and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act against the mart owner, Abdul Rahim Khan.

Abdul Rahim Khan recounted that at around 7:10 pm on Saturday, he was running a generator due to a power outage when the firing occurred. Bullets hit the mart's freezer, but the security guard confirmed no injuries.

The armed suspects, riding a motorcycle, fired with apparent intent to kill before fleeing towards the road.