MANSEHRA: Mansehra police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a honey-trap gang, and arrested three suspects including a woman who blackmailed a citizen by making an obscene video. A woman was also included in the gang.
According to details, the police have arrested a gang who made an obscene video of a citizen at gunpoint in Mansehra. The arrested accused include two men and a woman.
According to the police, the accused managed to extort more than 6 lakh rupees from the citizen by blackmailing him. Money and weapons were recovered from the possession of the accused.
According to DPO Mansehra Shafiullah Gandapur, the 3 accused made an obscene video of a resident of Malikan Battal at gunpoint, and later blackmailed and extorted 6 lakhs 43 thousand rupees from the victim.
The victim filed a complaint with the police in this regard, on which the police took action and arrested the accused involved in the incident, Malik Shahzeb, Fahad Khan and a woman.
The police also recovered the money obtained through blackmail and the pistol used in the incident from the possession of the accused.
The police have started an investigation into the accused. It may be recalled that a gang was arrested in Mansehra district for extorting money from a citizen in exchange for an indecent video.
