Daily Times

KARACHI: Two policemen among at least four people were booked for their alleged involvement in a kidnapping for ransom case on Monday.

They have been accused of being involved in the kidnapping of a citizen, Asad Abbas.

Police officials said that the accused persons had kidnapped a citizen and demanded ransom money from his family for his safe release, and warned the family of dire consequences if they fail to provide the ransom money or approach police. Moreover, Baloch Colony police has registered a first information report No 185/17 against head constable Pervez, SSP East staff member Noman and their comrades.

Police officials said that head constable Pervez and one of his companions Amir had been arrested while police was looking for others. Police officials said that the accused cops were running a special party and were allegedly involved in criminal activities. The abductee was recovered from Ferozabad police station.

Baloch Colony Station House Officer (SHO) Abdullah Bhutto said that police had registered a kidnapping case on the behalf of victim’s brother Wajahat Hussain who in his recorded statement told the police that his brother was kidnapped from Defence (Phase I) on October 4 by a policeman on a police mobile van and that kidnappers had demanded Rs 2 million ransom. On the other hand, Ferozabad SHO Shahzad Ilyas said that the accused cops had brought a victim to his police station saying that the victim had cheated them while providing them fake cheques. “I found the victim innocent when I questioned him,” he said. The victim narrated his whole ordeal. “I then approached the Baloch Colony SHO who confirmed the registration of a kidnapping case.”

The officer said that he later released the accused and handed the victim and the case over to Baloch Colony police.

Published in Daily Times, October 10^th 2017.