Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Financial Crimes Unit to be Established for Extortion Cases
Extortion complaints have increased in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, maximum numbers being registered in Afghanistan.
According to sources, IG Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan Gandapur ordered establishment of financial crime unit headed by DIG.
Modern technology will be used to identify and arrest accused in extortion calls cases.
According to official sources, authorities will take up extortion calls from Afghanistan with Afghanistan authority. IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that purpose of setting up this Unit is to stop money used in terrorism, money laundering and speed up overall procedure in solving extortion cases.
IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that extortion, kidnapping for ransom and money laundering will not be tolerated anymore.