Man abducts friend's daughter over financial dispute

BHAKKAR:

A man allegedly abducted his friend's four-year-old daughter over a financial dispute in Bhakkar's tehsil Kallurkot.

Police sources said the suspect, identified as Zaheer Ahmed, kidnapped the minor girl on a motorcycle and fled the scene after an argument with her father regarding money.

CCTV footage from the area confirmed the abduction, showing the accused riding away with the child.

Despite more than 24 hours passing since the incident, the child's whereabouts remain unknown.

District Police Officer (DPO) Shehzad Rafiq Awan took immediate notice of the case and formed special police teams to recover the abducted child safely.

He shifted his office to Kallurkot to personally supervise the search operation.

An FIR has been registered at Kallurkot Police Station, and multiple police teams are conducting raids across different districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to trace the suspect.

DPO Shehzad Rafiq Awan met the victim's family, assuring them that all resources were being utilised to ensure the child's safe recovery.