Resisting extortion: Woman injured in grenade attack at car dealer's home

Police begin probe as FIR registered against alleged extortionist.

DG KHAN: A grenade attack on a car dealer’s residence in Dera Ghazi Khan injured a woman and damaged two cars parked inside the house. According to the car dealer Mohammad Ayube, the attack was carried out by extortionists who he had refused to pay.

According to sources, the house, located in Jamal-e-Sarwar colony near Saddar Police Station, was attacked early morning on Sunday.

Police immediately reached the site of attack. Ayube claimed that the attack was carried out by one Javed Lashari, who had made an extortion call a few days back, asking for Rs500,000, and threatening of an attack with a 5-kg bomb if he refused to pay.

Ayube said he did not take the threat seriously until the attack on his residence.

An FIR has been registered against Lashari at Saddar Police Station and investigations have begun.

Meanwhile the DG Khan Car Dealers Association held a protest against the police for failing to control deteriorating law and order situation in the area.

The local traders' union and chamber of commerce and industry condemned the incident and demanded immediate arrest of the alleged culprit.