Family waits for news on missing cop
Police commando’s disappearance has investigators stumped
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ISLAMABAD:
Over three months after he went missing, Islamabad Police have been unable to find any trace of Constable Ali Ahmed.
Ahmed, a police commando who was deputed with Rescue 15 in the capital, had been living in the barracks at Police Lines Headquarters. Between the nights of September 22 and 23, he went missing.
According to Ahmed’s family, the constable had visited them in his native village in Sahiwal over Eidul Azha. But soon after returning to the capital, he lost contact with his family.
With his phone switched off with his friends and colleagues clueless about his whereabouts, Ahmed’s family suspected that he may have been kidnapped. The constable’s brother, Liaquat Ali lodged a complaint at the Shams Colony Police Station on September 28.
An investigation was launched to trace Ahmed. Noting the unusual nature of the case, investigations were handed over to the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of police.
Since then, the CIA examined Ahmed’s cell phone records and questioned his friends and those who last spoke with him. However, they were unable to thrash out any leads.
“There are no eyewitnesses,” a police officer told The Express Tribune.
The official added that police had investigated from various angles, and while they are unsure what has really happened, they have ruled out kidnapping for ransom or a revenge kidnapping.
Ahmed’s family, meanwhile, say that they are still waiting for any news about him.
“Police say they are trying to find him and are helping us, but my brother is still missing,” Ahmed’s brother Liaquat said.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 22nd, 2016.
Over three months after he went missing, Islamabad Police have been unable to find any trace of Constable Ali Ahmed.
Ahmed, a police commando who was deputed with Rescue 15 in the capital, had been living in the barracks at Police Lines Headquarters. Between the nights of September 22 and 23, he went missing.
According to Ahmed’s family, the constable had visited them in his native village in Sahiwal over Eidul Azha. But soon after returning to the capital, he lost contact with his family.
With his phone switched off with his friends and colleagues clueless about his whereabouts, Ahmed’s family suspected that he may have been kidnapped. The constable’s brother, Liaquat Ali lodged a complaint at the Shams Colony Police Station on September 28.
An investigation was launched to trace Ahmed. Noting the unusual nature of the case, investigations were handed over to the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of police.
Since then, the CIA examined Ahmed’s cell phone records and questioned his friends and those who last spoke with him. However, they were unable to thrash out any leads.
“There are no eyewitnesses,” a police officer told The Express Tribune.
The official added that police had investigated from various angles, and while they are unsure what has really happened, they have ruled out kidnapping for ransom or a revenge kidnapping.
Ahmed’s family, meanwhile, say that they are still waiting for any news about him.
“Police say they are trying to find him and are helping us, but my brother is still missing,” Ahmed’s brother Liaquat said.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 22nd, 2016.