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The Holy Karbala Police apprehend a fraudster who extorted a woman and seized large sums of money.

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5/09/2026 | 05:37 PM

On Saturday, the units of the Karbala Criminal Investigation Department arrested a suspect involved in practicing witchcraft and sorcery, following a complaint filed by a woman regarding extortion and the seizure of 176 million dinars from her.

The leadership stated in a statement received by the Video News Agency that investigations confirmed the suspect had taken three promissory notes totaling 190 million dinars to use as leverage for ongoing extortion, stressing that the arrest took place after monitoring the suspect and gathering information that corroborated the complaint.

Preliminary investigations revealed other accusations against the suspect related to assaulting two girls, and the units completed the necessary legal procedures and referred the suspect to the judiciary to receive his just punishment.