KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies arrested two suspected extortionists from Karachi’s Azizabad area in early hours of Friday.
According to initial details, LEAs who have already started an operation against criminal elements in Karachi nabbed two suspected extortionists from Bhangoria Goth area of Azizabad.
The suspects were reportedly collecting extortion money from people in the name of Fitra as the LEAs also confirmed the recovery of Fitra receipts from their custody.
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The suspects belong to a political party with one of them being an office bearer of the party.
The law enforcement personnel moved both the arrestees to an unknown location for further investigation.