Four ‘kidnappers’ killed in firing

IBO resulted in safe recovery of kidnapped children, says police

BAHAWALPUR:

An alleged cross-firing in the Ahmadpur Lama area of Rahimyar Khan district has resulted in the death of four armed men who were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of two sons of a doctor.

According to a spokesperson for the Rahimyar Khan police, a gang of four armed men had abducted the children of Dr Hassan Mahmood for ransom.

The kidnapped children were reportedly taken from Khanpur, the town of Dr Mahmood, the ex-superintendent of a Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in the Rahimyar Khan district said.

A police team recovered the kidnapped children from an area of Bahawalpur district.

After receiving intelligence information that the kidnappers were planning to flee to Sindh from Punjab, police personnel were deployed on roads in the areas of Ahmadpur Lama and Kot Sabzal. When a car was signalled to stop, the driver accelerated the vehicle, prompting the police to chase the car.

During the pursuit, the armed men left the car and opened indiscriminate fire at the police. The police retaliated, resulting in the death of the suspects. The spokesperson for the police stated that the suspects were killed in firing by their accomplices.

The deceased have been identified as Usman, Haseeb, Junaid and Raheel.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 11^th, 2023.