Taken: Kidnapped boy recovered, 4 held

ISLAMABAD:

The Margalla police on Saturday recovered a 13-year-old boy, who had earlier been kidnapped from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Irfan was kidnapped for ransom from Mardan and later, shifted to Islamabad.

The abductors were demanding Rs5 million as ransom to set him free, said an official. A police team led by the SHO of Margalla Police Station arrested four alleged kidnappers while they were fleeing after receiving the ransom money.

Among the four alleged kidnappers, three had been dismissed from Anti-Narcotics Force due to their suspicious activities, the police said. The police registered a case.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 23^rd, 2012.