Four held for extorting money, mobile phones from man in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Four people were arrested for allegedly extorting money and mobile phones from a man after threatening him with a pistol here, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred on August 14 night, while the man was waiting at Jalahalli bus stand to go to Vijayanagar.
According to police, three unknown persons came in a car and offered him a drop to Vijayanagar. After boarding the car, near Dabaspet in Nelamangala, they threatened him with a pistol, and robbed him of Rs 5,000 in cash and two mobile phones worth Rs 75,000.
Based on his complaint, a robbery case was registered at Peenya police station.
"During the investigation, police explored multiple angles and gathered credible intelligence. On August 25, three persons involved in this crime were arrested from a room at Doddanakkundi, Marathahalli, and the car used in the crime was seized. Three mobile phones were seized from the accused," a police statement said.
On checking the car, the pistol used in the crime and two mobile phones belonging to the victim were found and seized, police said.
During interrogation, the three accused revealed that the pistol used in the crime had been given to them by another person who had previously been in jail with them, they said.
Subsequently, the person who supplied the pistol for committing the crime was arrested from Horti village, Vijayapura district on September 10, police said.
"With the arrest of these four accused, police have recovered two mobile phones belonging to the complainant, three mobile phones belonging to the accused, the pistol used in the crime, and the car. The total value of the seized property is Rs four lakh," they added.
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Pak police registers case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on LeT co-founder
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Lahore (PTI): Pakistan's Punjab Police on Friday registered a case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza, who suffered bullet injuries in the attack in Lahore.
On Thursday, two unidentified gunmen riding on a bike opened fire on the vehicle of the private TV channel 24NewsHD TV, owned by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, on Peco Road in Lahore near the TV channel's office.
In the attack, Hamza suffered bullet injuries.
"The FIR has been registered against unidentified gunmen, but it is sealed forthwith," a senior police officer told PTI.
He said the intelligence agencies have taken over this case from the police, and they are currently investigating the matter.
The channel's religious programme host Justice (retd.) Nazir Ahmed Ghazi and Hamza were in the vehicle when it was attacked. Hamza was shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Punjab police on Friday said that "upon receiving information about the incident, the SSP Operations immediately reached the scene and a high alert was imposed in the area. SSP Operations Tauqeer Naeem also met the affected individuals. Thankfully, all present in the vehicle remained safe during the firing."
It further said senior police officers of the Township and Chung, along with a heavy police contingent, were present at the scene.
"Police collected evidence from the site and initiated an investigation. Efforts to arrest the suspects are underway using CCTV footage and geo-fencing techniques. Search and sweep operations are being conducted at various locations, with scrutiny of suspicious individuals ongoing," police said.
It added that those involved in the incident will be traced and arrested soon.
The police sources said that Hamza has been shifted to his residence in Jauhar Town, Lahore, where police and agency personnel met him.
The leadership of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a political front of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD), including Hafiz Saeed's son Hafiz Talha Saeed, also called on him.
TV host retired Justice Ghazi, who remained unhurt in the attack, remained a legal counsel for Hafiz Saeed, they said.
The PMML has strongly condemned the attack on Hamza and demanded that those involved in the incident be arrested immediately.
Hamza is regarded as LeT's second most important leader after its chief Hafiz Saeed, who has been in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail since 2019 after getting convicted for several years in terror financing cases.
Hamza has been designated as a terrorist by the US. In the past, he served as the head of LeT's "special campaigns" department.
In 2018, Hamza formed a fundraising group for the LeT following a ban on the JuD and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation by the Pakistani government.
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