PESHAWAR: Federal Investigation Agency claimed to have arrested leader of a gang allegedly involved in sexually abusing children and recording their videos.

A statement issued by FIA said that the agency`s cybercrime wing conducted a raid in the provincial capital on Thursday and arrested leader of a gang involved in sexually abusing children, adding that the group members would record obscene videos of minors at gunpoint.

`The accused persons would threaten sharing the recorded videos publicly,` the statement said, adding that the agency was conducting raids to arrest the remaining persons of the gang.

Meanwhile, FIA`s commercial banking circle arrested two persons and recovered local and international currency from their possession.

A statement issued by FIA said that the FIA team conducted a raid in Chowk Yadgar and Ashraf Road areas of the provincial capital on Thursday and arrested two persons including Mohammad Haris and Haroon Zaman allegedly involved in hundi-hawala business.