Mysterious murders: Bodies of two kidnapped persons found

HANGU:

The bodies of two kidnapped men, hailing from Srokhel, Hangu, were found in lower Kurram Agency on Saturday.

According to DSP Thal Shaukat Ali Shah, Mahazud Din and Mumtaz Rahman went out for a stroll late Friday afternoon but never came back. The DSP said that relatives of both the persons filed a case with the police about their disappearance. Their bullet-riddled bodies were found in Palosin Wazir area on Saturday morning.



The bodies were shifted to Civil hospital Doaba for an autopsy and then handed over to the relatives for burial. The DSP added that the deceased did not have any personal enmity. However, he presumed that the men might have been kidnapped by militants and then killed in the agency. He added that investigations are underway and the issue would be resolved soon.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 2^nd, 2012.