Amid warnings: Officers urged to produce kidnapped girl in court

Court admonishes DIG, DPO over delay

ABBOTTABAD: The Abbottabad bench of the Peshawar High Court has threatened the Hazara DIG and Battagram DPO of strict action if they failed to find a girl who was kidnapped last month from a village of Battagram.

According to Ammar Jan, the petitioner, his 18-year-old daughter Gul Rangeza Bibi was kidnapped by Saifur Rehman, Khalilur Rehman and another person on May 23.

Jan said the kidnapping took place in the presence of policemen, but they did not arrest the kidnappers.

However, on his complaint, the Battagram police registered a criminal case against the three accused.

On his complaint, the Battagram police registered a criminal case against three kidnappers under Pakistan Penal Code. The accused were taken into custody but the girl could not be rescued.



As a result, Jan filed a petition with the Abbottabad bench of the high court. On Friday, a bench headed by Justice Ikramullah Khan heard arguments from the petitioner's side and summoned Hazara DIG Saeed Wazir and Battagram DPO Raja Saboor Khan. The court expressed its resentment over delays in rescuing the girl.

The bench admonished the two officers for the delay and asked them to ensure the girl is brought before the court on the next hearing which was fixed for the last week of July.

The court said if the girl was not produced, the police officers would face legal action.

When contacted, the Battagram police told The Express Tribune all the accused were arrested and were in Battagram jail.

He said the investigation staff has found clues that indicate the girl’s whereabouts and would succeed in rescuing her within the next few days.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2^nd, 2016..