Investigators have tracked WhatsApp messages and calls that require the RS20 million. In ransom from Mustafa Amir’s mother, during his disappearance, to the primary suspect in the case Armaghan, it appeared on Thursday.
Police said they have incorporated Co-appeal Shiraz Bukhari’s detailed statement of extortion in the final charging sheet.
On Thursday, the IO presented an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi that a forensic exercise confirmed AMIR had no traces of drugs in his system, and removed earlier rumors and grinded the focus on the motive and timeline of his killing.
Prosecutors will present the full selection of digital and forensic evidence, including WhatsApp logs, financial items and vehicle attack documents during the upcoming consultation as the case moves against trial.
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Mustafa Amir, a 23-year-old BBA student, disappeared on January 6, 2025, after visiting a call center established in a bungalow in Defense House Authority’s (DHA) Khayaban-e-Momin area.
Investigators claim that Armaghan assaulted Amir with an iron rod, tied his body, placed it in a car boot, drove to Hub and set both the vehicle and its resident on fire before returning to Karachi.
On March 11, an anti-terrorism (ATC) Armaghan handed to police for another seven days physical custody. Capital Survey Manager (IO) grabbed his laptop and mobile phone, which is assumed to contain decisive proof.
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On April 5, police had identified two of Armaghan’s employees Rahim Bakhsh and Abdul Rahim, who came from Bahawalpur and were on the run. They found six SIM cards registered under their names – one of which was used by Armaghan – and linked a WhatsApp account named “Supreme Financial Associates” for the extortion plot. Bank accounts opened in the suspected names that funded Armaghan’s money laundering scheme and both remain in demand, police said.
On June 2, a local court awarded a bail to Armaghan’s father, Kamran Asghar Qureshi, in an illegal arms box and set bail to RS100,000. Four fours who were registered against him remained active after police got weapons from his possession.
Later in July, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) filed a case under money-anchoring charges against Armaghan, stating he was running illegal call centers since 2018, which generated USD 300,000–500,000 per year. Month, laundered through cryptocurrency. Officials froze eight luxury vehicles purchased with these revenue.
