‘Threat’ to pay: School attacked allegedly for not paying extortion

KARACHI:

A private secondary school, Prince School, was attacked on Tuesday for allegedly not paying extortion money.

Unidentified motorcyclists opened fire outside the school. Police officials, however, denied that the school was attacked. SHO Pervez Gujjar claimed that miscreants had fired aerial shots on the street behind the school and that the firing had no link with the school.

Meanwhile, sources in the police confirmed that at least two armed men opened fire outside the school and escaped.

“Students and the school’s staff were present inside the school when the incident occurred,” they claimed. “The alleged extortionists had sent an ‘extortion chit’ to the school administration a few days ago.

The cell number of the extortionist was also mentioned on the chit and the school administration had been asked to contact on the said number.”

According to sources, the school administration had not informed the police about the chit.

The police have yet to register the case. They have, however, said that the same group that sent the chit is believed to be involved in the attack.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 23^rd, 2013.