LEAs safely recover three kidnapped persons

The three kidnappers were arrested during the operation conducted on a tip off on the Pak-Iran Highway


Our Correspondent April 02, 2023
A file photo of Balochistan Levies personnel. PHOTO: EXPRESS

QUETTA:

The Levies Force safely recovered three hostages kidnapped for ransom and arrested as many kidnappers during an operation in Balochistan’s Dalbandin on Saturday.

The Levies sources told The Express Tribune that three kidnappers were arrested during the operation conducted on a tip off on the Pak-Iran Highway. One kidnapper was also injured in the exchange of fire with the law enforcement agencies.

Earlier on Saturday, armed men stopped a pick-up vehicle on the Pakistan-Iran RCD Highway and kidnapped the driver, conductor, and a young child as well as hijacked the vehicle at gunpoint.

When the authorities were informed about the incident, they sent law enforcement teams after them.

The robbers saw the force’s vehicle and started firing but were soon surrounded by the Levies Force. The three kidnappers were identified as Naseer Ahmed, Hamid Gul, and Arif who where were arrested and shifted to a police station for interrogation.

The Levies Force recovered the vehicle, driver, his helper and the young child. They remained unharmed in the operation.

A number of modern weapons and a stolen vehicle used by the kidnapper had been taken into custody. According to district administration, the suspects were already wanted in various heinous crimes.

In another incident in Balochistan’s Noshki district, armed men opened fire and killed one tribesman and injured another.

The police said the armed accused opened fire at the RCD Highway near a local hotel. As a result of the firing, one person identified as Muhammad Hayat was killed and another tribesman injured.

The assailants fled after committing the crime. The angry tribesmen placed the body on the road and protested against the broad daylight murder. They demanded that the culprits involved in the attack be arrested immediately.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 2nd, 2023.

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