Over a tragic incident that occurred in the Rizvia police remit on Friday in which a citizen got killed, the Karachi police chief has suspended the station house officer of the area, while an FIR.
Four arrested for harassing, blackmailing woman in Karachi
Suspects named in voice note by victim who committed suicide
KARACHI:
The police arrested on Friday four persons accused of harassing and blackmailing a woman, who had committed suicide in Karachi s Shadman Town a day earlier.
Upon investigations the police discovered that the woman, S had sent an audio message to a friend in distress. She had named four people and accused them of having made a compromising video of her and that they were using the video to blackmail and threaten her.
According to Central SSP Ghulam Murtaza Tabassum, the prime suspect, identified as Waqas, recorded the video and shared it among his friends Farhan and Shahid. The former, who police sources said is a cop, uploaded the video on social media. Waqas is further accused of forcefully marrying S. However, the police suspect that the marriage certificate is fake. A woman, allegedly associated with Waqas, was also arrested. All four of the appreh
This file photo shows water tanks in Karachi. Photo by Fahim Siddiqi / White Star
KARACHI: An explosion took place inside a closed private bank branch in Nazimabad on Friday causing damage to the property, police said.
The blast was so powerful that it was heard from far distance triggering panic among residents. However, bomb disposal experts said it was caused by accumulation of gases in an underground water tank.
The Paposh Nagar police said the “blast occurred in Askari Bank, Paposh Branch near Khilafat Chowk”. However, the branch was closed and no casualty was reported. The shutter and windowpanes got damaged.