TOBA TEK SINGH: Three members of a honey-trap gang, including two women, were arrested on Friday by the Jhang city police for extorting Rs260,000 from a man. The gang had promised to marry one of their females to the complainant’s relative. According to the FIR registered by Arif, of Habibpura, under Section 386 of the Pakistan Penal Code, the gang contacted him to arrange an engagement between his relative, Akhtar, and a girl introduced by the gang members. After the engagement was confirmed, the gang demanded Rs260,000 for wedding expenses, which Arif provided. The arrested members were identified as Shamsuddin and his two accomplices Razia Hajjan and Kalsoom Bibi, both of Rashid Chowk. In his complaint, Arif said that during a subsequent meeting, he was served tea laced with toxic chemicals and he passed out. When he regained consciousness, he was threatened with false accusations of raping Kalsoom if he demanded his money back or forced them to proceed with the marriage. The police claimed the gang had previously been involved in similar extortion schemes.
(Daily Dawn)
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