Behind bars: Alleged extortionists nabbed by police
The extortionists were collecting money from wealthy people under the guise of militants.
The extortionists were collecting money from wealthy people under the guise of militants. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR:
Faqirabad police arrested four extortionists, a kidnapper and the alleged leader of a carjacking ring on Saturday, also recovering a stolen vehicle from their possession.
Addressing a news conference at Faqirabad police station in the evening, SP City Faisal Mukhtar said four suspected extortionists – Azizullah, Abdullah, Safir and Shafiq – were collecting money from wealthy people under the guise of militants.
He said a kidnapper, Muhammad Waheed, and car lifter Muhammad Imran were also arrested and a motor car was recovered from the possession of Imran, a resident of Abazai, Tangi. Mukhtar added it was a major breakthrough for police as cases of extortion and kidnapping had been on the rise in the city and its outskirts recently.
In a case of alleged extortion, two brothers and their cousin were kidnapped by militants from Badhaber last month. According to police, around a dozen armed militants entered their house and took them away.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 16th, 2014.
Faqirabad police arrested four extortionists, a kidnapper and the alleged leader of a carjacking ring on Saturday, also recovering a stolen vehicle from their possession.
Addressing a news conference at Faqirabad police station in the evening, SP City Faisal Mukhtar said four suspected extortionists – Azizullah, Abdullah, Safir and Shafiq – were collecting money from wealthy people under the guise of militants.
He said a kidnapper, Muhammad Waheed, and car lifter Muhammad Imran were also arrested and a motor car was recovered from the possession of Imran, a resident of Abazai, Tangi. Mukhtar added it was a major breakthrough for police as cases of extortion and kidnapping had been on the rise in the city and its outskirts recently.
In a case of alleged extortion, two brothers and their cousin were kidnapped by militants from Badhaber last month. According to police, around a dozen armed militants entered their house and took them away.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 16th, 2014.