{
  "id": 1730094,
  "title": "TV host and actor Sahir Lodhi booked in Karachi over bounced cheques",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/tv-host-and-actor-sahir-lodhi-booked-in-karachi-over-bounced-cheques",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:51:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023686/tv-host-and-actor-sahir-lodhi-booked-in-karachi-over-bounced-cheques"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karachi police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against TV host and actor Sahir Lodhi for allegedly issuing bounced cheques, following a court order, it was reported on Tuesday. According to police SHO Ghulam Nabi Afridi, Naghma Gul, a business associate of Lodhi, sought court intervention concerning eight to nine such bounced cheques. The police have accordingly filed an FIR under Sections 489-F and 34 of Pakistan Penal Code, dealing with dishonestly issuing a cheque that bounces and having a common intention, respectively. As of now, no arrests have been made. The FIR states that the complainant, a widow from Landhi, was persuaded by a mutual acquaintance to hand over Rs4 million to Lodhi for investment. She reported receiving profits of Rs250,000 and Rs400,000 from this investment, but later claims that Lodhi issued eight more cheques, all of which bounced due to insufficient funds in his account. She subsequently filed a complaint with the district judge in Malir to take legal action against the actor.",
  "summary": "https://images.dawn.com/news/1195689/",
  "key_points": [
    "Karachi police file FIR against Sahir Lodhi for bounced cheques.",
    "Naghma Gul, Lodhi's business associate, lodged complaint.",
    "Eight bounced cheques issued due to insufficient funds."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}