Two cops held for abduction, extortion

Three serving police constables, posing as officials of a secret agency, allegedly kidnapped a local trader in Burewala and extorted thousands of rupees from his family before abandoning him on a roadside, police said on Friday.

Salman Khan, a resident of Murtaza Town, was abducted by the suspects who demanded Rs500,000 ransom for his release.

The accused reportedly threatened to stage a fake encounter and kept moving the victim across different parts of the city while consuming crystal meth. The abductors later received cash from the victim's family and dumped near a canal before fleeing.