Bakery shooting exposed as act of revenge

Two held for making threatening calls, opening fire outside the bakery

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KARACHI:

Garden Police have solved the mystery behind a shooting and extortion attempt at a local bakery, revealing a plot fueled by a business grudge. The former partner of the bakery was among those arrested.

SHO Garden Zubair Nawaz said there was a report of firing near Usmanabad, on which the police reached the spot and investigated the matter. The owner of the bakery told the police that he had been receiving threatening calls for extortion since December 22.

During recording the owner's complete statement, it was revealed that he had some business differences with his former partner, Qamar Shehzad alias Qambri, after which both were separated. In a bid for revenge, Qamar Shahzad and a current employee of the bakery, Sher Jan Baloch, made a threatening phone call to the owner of bakery and demanded an extortion of Rs five million.

According to SHO Nawaz, the threatening call was made using an international number. They also opened fire outside the bakery when the owner did not give in.

The police took action on technical grounds and arrested two accused, ex-partner, Qamar Shehzad, and employee Sher Jan Baloch. A case was registered against the two.

The police are conducting raids in search of the accused Jahangir Baloch who was allegedly responsible for making threatening calls. According to the SHO, the arrested accused have been handed over to the Special Investigation Unit for further legal action, which is investigating the accused further.