Police recover abducted child

LAHORE:

A nine-year-old child who was abducted for extortion for Rs60,000 has been recovered. The details revealed that the suspect Mumtaz alias Kala had developed acquaintance with the father of the victim Muhammad Hussain as he would visit him in Gujranwala for spiritual healing. After they had developed confidence, Mumtaz invited Hussain to offer homage to Data Darbar. Hussain came to Lahore along with his son Muhammad Ramzan. The suspect enticed the victim and escorted him to Pakpattan. He demanded Rs60,000 from his father for Ramzan’s release. Hussain approached police that registered a case and recovered the victim after the arrest of the suspect. During investigations, it came forth the suspect was wanted in other cases in Bahawalnagar and Pakpattan also.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 29^th, 2020.