Police arrest 3 ‘kidnappers’, recover minor child

Rawalpindi police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested an issueless woman, her mother-in-law and brother-in-law for allegedly abducting a seven-month-old male baby from Holy Family Hospital. Police retrieved the victim and handed him over to the real parents.

Azeem Khan of Tarnool complained to the police that his son's health worsened and he was admitted to Holy Family Hospital. The complainant was present at the hospital with his wife, mother and seven-month-old son Haroon. Azeem’s wife left the minor son with his grandmother in the waiting area and went to the ward. As the child started weeping and crying, one of the two women, who were present nearby accompanied by a man, asked the elderly woman to hand over the child to them and bring milk for him. Haroon’s grandmother handed over the child to the strangers and returned after a few minutes to find her grandson and the three suspects disappeared.

Upon being informed, Rawalpindi City Police Officer Khalid Hamdani formed a team headed by SSP Operations Hafiz Kamran Asghar to investigate the kidnap. The police team detected two women with the help of the CCTV footage of the hospital, carrying the child out of the hospital very skillfully.

The police team later managed to trace the suspects, who were identified as Ehsanul Haq, Kishore Rehana and Masood Begum, from a bus stand in Rawalpindi. The suspects were leaving for Chakwal. The child was shifted to the hospital and handed over to the parents. A case was registered against the accused.

Preliminary police investigation showed that the issueless woman planned the kidnap. The child's parents thanked the Rawalpindi police for their tireless and prompt efforts to find the child. The Rawalpindi CPO appreciated the performance of the police team.