Rangers today submitted their report in the Sindh High Court.
The report said it was an organized crime. A top leader of a political party had sought Rs 200 million from the Baldia factory owner. When the owners approached the political leader, he feigned ignorance.
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The report, citing arrested accused Rizwan Qureshi who revealed the entire episode, said altercation between the factory owners and a political leader also erupted. The political bigwig was subsequently was also relieved of his responsibilities in the party, added the report.
It is said in a report that chemical was spilled in a factory with a purpose to set it on fire – in reaction against non-payment of extortion.
The main accused, who is under custody of Rangers, made big revelations. He alleged that a ‘front man’ obtained Rs 150 million from factory owners to ‘wind up’ the case.
Rangers also recovered a list from the accused which contained names of his targets who were to be killed.
Sources told that the accused is a sanitary worker of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).
Blaze in Ali Enterprises – a garment factory in Baldia Town – burnt at least 258 people alive on September 11, 2012.
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