BLACKMAIL BID

Kot Sultan police have registered a case against two suspects who allegedly attempted to blackmail a woman and her daughter using a CCTV camera footage and also tortured them.

According to the complainant, the suspects, Aqdas Mehdi and Khurram Shahzad, who lived near house, have installed a CCTV camera, recording footage of her and her daughter.

She said the suspects started blackmailing her and her daughter, to force them to develop relations with them or they would upload the footage on social media.

She alleged that the suspects also subjected them to torture when they refused.

She claimed that she had approached Layyah district police officer in an open court and sought removal of the CCTV camera installed by the suspects, but to no avail.

Later, the suspects threatened to kill her and her daughter if she pursued her complaint against installation of CCTV camera.

Acting on her complaint, Kot Sultan police have registered a case against the suspects under sections 341, 509 and 354 of the PPC.

The woman and her daughter demanded Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Punjab inspector general of police (IGP) to order action against the suspects.

Source: Dawn