GUJRAT:
A seven-year-old boy, kidnapped for a ransom of Rs15 million, was recovered inside 24 hours in a police operation.
Authorities arrested a girl and three accomplices linked to a kidnapping gang, allegedly orchestrated from Muscat. The kid’s household, relieved by his rescue, honoured the police workforce with garlands of flowers in appreciation.
SP Riaz Naz, accompanied by DSP Metropolis Amir Sherazi and SHO Sagheer Bhader, briefed the media in regards to the case. He said that on March 12, on the time of Iftar, police acquired an emergency name reporting {that a} younger boy had been kidnapped from the Mannequin City space below the jurisdiction of Rehmania police station. CCTV footage revealed that two unidentified motorcyclists had taken the kid, later recognized as Burhan Akhtar.
Upon receiving this data, SHO Rehmania Inspector Sagheer Bhadar and his workforce promptly arrived on the scene. Following an preliminary investigation, an FIR was registered below Part 363 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
Shortly after the kidnapping, the abductors contacted Burhan’s household from an untraceable quantity in Rajanpur, demanding Rs15 million as ransom. They threatened to kill the boy if the cost was not made.
DPO Gujrat Mustansar Bajwa fashioned a high-level process power led by SP Riaz Naz to rescue the kid and apprehend the culprits.
The investigation revealed that the motorbike belonged to a Hafizabad resident, Shahid, who had loaned it to a person named Rashid from Gujrat’s Mannequin City. Rashid, in flip, had given the car to Sher Faroosh Ashfaq, claiming it was wanted for a brief errand. Nonetheless, Ashfaq later declared the bike stolen.
A police raid at Ashfaq’s residence led to a serious breakthroughAshfaq himself was recognized as one of many kidnappers seen within the CCTV footage, carrying the identical garments as within the recording.
Throughout interrogation, Ashfaq confessed to his position within the kidnapping and offered crucial data. He had been delivering milk to Burhan’s home and was conversant in the household’s monetary standing.