Extortion demands: Men who attacked ice-cream shop sent on remand by ATC

On Wednesday, SIU chief SP Naveed Khawaja had said the suspects were involved in more than 45 cases of extortion.

KARACHI:

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) remanded on Thursday the physical custody of three suspects to police custody. The suspects are accused of opening fire on Jeddah ice-cream shop, which is owned by President Mamnoon Hussain’s nephew Abu Mutalib.

Saleem Raza Baloch of the ATC-III remanded the suspects, Imran Saeed, Ghulam Mustafa and Abid Ali, till October 10 when they appeared before the court.

Special Investigation Unit of the Karachi police claimed to have arrested the suspects allegedly involved in a number of cases of extortion. The arrested suspects belonged to the Shahid Bikkik group of the Lyari gang war and were arrested from MA Jinnah on a tip-off, said the police.

On Wednesday, SIU chief SP Naveed Khawaja had said that the arrested suspects were involved in more than 45 cases of extortion.

A case, No.127/13, 385 (putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion), 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code and section 23-A of the Sindh Arms Ordinance was lodged.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 4^th, 2013.