Senior police officials consume extortion money: report

KARACHI- According to a Special Branch report, around 130 Karachi policemen are involved in collecting extortion money from drug dens in the city.

The report states that Constable Iftikhar collects money from Gulshah-e-Maymar and Ikhalq from Gulbabar. Constable Yousaf is responsible for collection from Pak Colony while Saleem collects from Peerabad.

ASI Zahoor is said to be receiving bribes from drug dealers in Nazimabad while Amjad receives bribes from dealers in Super Market area.

Constable Waseem Qureshi collected extortion from the Azizabad area, Tariq and Akhtar from PIB and Asghar from the jurisdiction of the Aziz Bhatti police station.

Policemen named in the report collect cash every week, which is then transferred to senior officials.

Also, Sindh Home Minister Sohail Siyal ordered an immediate inquiry into the report.

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