Female cricketer goes missing in Lahore

Police take coach Nadeem Zafar into custody for investigating a possible abduction of Atiya Batool.

LAHORE: A female cricketer Atiya Batool has been reported as missing in Lahore, having been untraceable for the past eight days, Express News reported on Thursday.

Police have taken coach Nadeem Zafar into custody for questioning.

Express News correspondent Noman Sheikh reported that Batool, who played as an all-rounder, went missing from Jail Road in Lahore.

After searching for her for eight days, Batool's family registered an abduction case against unknown persons at the Civil Lines Police Station, prompting police action.

The cricketer was known to be suffering from a strained relationship with the coach at her cricket academy, Nadeem Zafar. Hence, police have detained Zafar for further investigations.