‘Kidnappers’ given challan copies in Dua Mangi case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) provided on Wednesday the copies of case challans to the accused in the Dua Mangi kidnapping case. The ATC was hearing the case at Karachi Central Jail, where the accused, Zohaib Qureshi, Muhammad Tariq alias Shakeel and others, were presented. The court provided the copies of the case challan to the accused and adjourned the hearing till July 25. According to the police, Mangi was kidnapped from Defence Housing Authority in November, 2020, and was released a week later after her father paid the kidnappers Rs2.5 million in ransom. The police claimed that the accused had confessed to kidnapping the girl.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 16^th, 2020.