Balochistan kidnappings: Salahuddin Mengal recovered
Kidnappers leave former advocate general Salahuddin Mengal on Saryab Road in Quetta.
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QUETTA:
Former advocate general Balochistan Salahuddin Mengal was recovered on Tuesday night in Quetta, almost a month and a half after he was kidnapped, Express News reported.
Mengal was kidnapped in broad daylight from Saryab Road on April 4. According to Quetta police, he was abducted by unknown assailants while he was on his way home from the Balochistan High Court.
Following the kidnapping, angry protesters had blocked Saryab Road, chanting slogans against the government over continued kidnappings in the province. Lawyers in Balochistan have also boycotted courts to protest against the kidnapping.
The former advocate general was left on the same road he was kidnapped from on Tuesday, sources confirmed.
His brother Advocate Najam also confirmed to media outlets that Mengal had been recovered.
Former advocate general Balochistan Salahuddin Mengal was recovered on Tuesday night in Quetta, almost a month and a half after he was kidnapped, Express News reported.
Mengal was kidnapped in broad daylight from Saryab Road on April 4. According to Quetta police, he was abducted by unknown assailants while he was on his way home from the Balochistan High Court.
Following the kidnapping, angry protesters had blocked Saryab Road, chanting slogans against the government over continued kidnappings in the province. Lawyers in Balochistan have also boycotted courts to protest against the kidnapping.
The former advocate general was left on the same road he was kidnapped from on Tuesday, sources confirmed.
His brother Advocate Najam also confirmed to media outlets that Mengal had been recovered.