Karachi police have revealed that more than 30 fake First Information Reports (FIRs) of extortion have been registered in the past five months.
Police told that in reality, incidents of extortion have decreased but people include the clause in other legal cases like personal enmity or property issues.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Investigation Unit (IU) Arif Aziz said that seven to eight fake FIR’s are being registered every week that only end up wasting our time.
The police official also said that the fake cases are being segregated into B-category cases, adding that in the past five months, 31 extortion cases were reported and investigation has been completed in 25 cases.
