Forest official in D I Khan held for demanding extortion posing as TTP member
PESHAWAR: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested an official of forest department on charges of demanding extortion and hurling life threats at an officer of his department by allegedly using the name of a proscribed organisation through anonymous telephone calls. An anti-terrorism court allowed three days of physical custody to CTD of the suspect Ihsanullah, serving as a deputy ranger…
PESHAWAR: A deputy ranger from the Dera Ismail Khan forest division was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday, September 21st, 2026. Ihsanullah is accused of demanding extortion and threatening his departmental colleague with life-threatening calls, claiming to be a member of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The FIR was registered on June 19th, 2026, following a complaint by Mohammad Junaid, the director of human resource development in the forest department, against anonymous callers. The charges stem from various provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code and the Anti-Terrorism Act. Judge Fareed Khan Alezai of the anti-terrorism court granted three days of physical custody to the CTD for Ihsanullah's interrogation regarding his potential involvement in the broader scheme.
The CTD's investigation revealed that Ihsanullah had allegedly received threatening calls, demanding Rs15 million in extortion money. Despite earlier attempts by the CTD to arrest Ihsanullah, he reportedly evaded capture and was informed of the potential departmental proceedings against him, which concerned officials believed may have been hindered by the constitutional protection against double-jeopardy.
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