KARACHI, Sindh: Manghopir Police registered a Karachi builder extortion case after two gunmen fired at a construction site and a caller demanded Rs50 million, police said on July 17.
Police lodged the First Information Report (FIR) on the complaint of the site in-charge Hassan Nauman. The case remains under investigation.
The FIR states that two men arrived on a motorcycle while construction work was underway. They allegedly opened fire on people at the site. However, the security guard and other workers escaped without injury.
Nauman told police that a call later came from a foreign telephone number. The caller allegedly demanded Rs50 million, claimed links to the Samad Kathiawari group and threatened to kill the builder if he refused to pay.
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Police have not independently established the caller’s identity or group affiliation. Investigators are working to identify the gunmen and trace the foreign number, according to case details.
The case follows other reported extortion demands against Karachi businesses, including traders in New Karachi and Nagan Chowrangi. Those complaints involved demands ranging from Rs1 million to Rs1.6 million.
