CPLC chief Ahmed Chinoy addressing a press conference in Karachi on Tuesday. PHOTO: ONLINE
However, The Express Tribune could not independently verify the reports of the boy's recovery.
According to initial reports, the raid was carried out on a tip-off by the victim's father. As per the father, his wife was visiting the CPLC chief’s residence in Defence Housing Authority to pay Chinoy the ransom money to get their son released.
The Rangers has alleged that Chinoy has links with groups extorting money for ransom, Express News reported.
Police have taken Chinoy into custody. However, addressing the media, the CPLC chief said the accusations leveled against him are baseless.
“I will address a press conference later in the evening today to prove these allegations false,” Chinoy added.
“This morning at 5:30am, Rangers raided my house and asked me to come with them but after speaking to officials they left me.”
Further, he said he went earlier today to meet DG Rangers and clarify the matter.
“I went to Rangers Headquarters today and clarified the matter with them,” Chinoy said while speaking to Express News.
Chinoy said there was some confusion regarding coordination on a case of a kidnapped child. “When two agencies are working on a case there can be issues with coordination.”
“The victim's mother was not at my house,” the CPLC chief said, refuting reports.
“Only me, my wife and children were at home at the time,” he added.
Further, he said the victim was recovered from Super Highway.
“I don’t understand what I have done that without any authentication they are leveling these allegations.”
“If they found something on me then they wouldn’t have left me to roam around like this,” Chinoy added.
Commenting on the raid, a Rangers spokesperson said, “CPLC informed culprits about Rangers' raid.”
“A few hours after the raid at Ahmed Chinoy’s residence, the abductors escaped, leaving the abductee behind,” the spokesperson alleged. The abductee, who was kidnapped from SITE area in Karachi, was recovered today from Sohrab Goth.
Further, the Rangers spokesperson said, “Abductors were demanding Rs2 million as ransom.”
However, the Rangers later issued a press statement in which they said that their Special Task Force conducted a raid at Sohrab Goth’s Indus Plaza at 4:30am on Tuesday and recovered Laraib. The statement did not carry any mention of Chinoy.
“The kidnappee was abducted from SITE area yesterday (Monday) and Rs2 million were being demanded as ransom money for his release. Rangers Task Force while utalising the technical and ground intelligence recovered the abductee."
Later, addressing a press conference in the evening, Chinoy refuted reports of the abductee and money being recovered from his house as "false.”
"Laraib was not recovered from my house," he asserted.
“Laraib was kidnapped at 10pm last night and his family contacted Rangers and CPLC,” the CPLC chief said while addressing a press conference.
“Rangers came to my house to exchange information regarding arresting the gang involved in kidnapping,” he added.
Further, Chinoy said CPLC has extended support to Rangers and works closely with law enforcement agencies.
“I feel the media received the wrong information from a source; there was no raid at my house,” Chinoy added.
Further, he said all misunderstandings should end with this official statement.
Change in Chinoy’s stance shows his culpability: MQM
Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) on Tuesday criticised Chinoy for changing his stance on the raid conducted by Rangers on his house, claiming that it showed his culpability.
In a statement, a party spokesperson said that MQM chief Altaf Hussain and his party had raised their voice against the violation and injustice with the people. He added that Chinoy had changed his statement from what he had told journalists earlier due to unknown reasons. By doing so, he added, Chinoy had declared himself a liar.
“Rather than resigning from his post, he (Chinoy) manipulated the reality and lied to journalists in the press conference,” the statement read.
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MQM is involved in the entire affair no doubt about it.
How dare the Rangers try to derail democracy. Chinoy is a highly democratic source of fundraising, for democratic causes, through democratic means, like kidnapping. I will call America immediately to inform them of this undemocratic misdemeanor by undemocratic Rangers.
If Ranger action was justified they must have evidences, which they should prove in court of law and arrest Chinoy. When Chinoy save the skin of Rangers by not blaming Rangers for raiding his house illegally, it means, he is still respecting the 'Institute' and not blaming the whole institute for the actions of few individuals (Black Sheep).
Sorry but can one cause of this raid be that he is a Urdu speaking person.,.if this is correct then I am ashamed!
I respect the views of the readers above including the emotional ones. However, I believe that everything will be shut down and nothing will come out of this episode. Further, the electronic media, as usual, played an integral part in spicing up the matter.
Further, I support and agree on the views of Ms. Sehar Siddiqui above regarding Chowdhry Aslam.
a misspelled word has been used in the above text that is "utalising", you can press Ctrl+F to find it out. the said word doesn't exist in my knowledge. Webmaster, please verify this. the correct spelling may be "utilizing".
Regards
It's a non stop filmi drama in Pakistan all the time. Nobody knows who is telling the truth and who is bluffing. Security forces are saying one thing and this individual calls a press conference and saying the other thing. Now a political party jumps in the fray and provides their input.
All those criticizing MQM must have not read the article, it clearly states MQM's stance at the end in which they criticized Chinoy and called him a liar for changing his story.
Altaf Bhai shouldn't comment as he would rightfully be first on Rangers hitlist
Ranger are not angels...whom to complain when ranger is wrong?
I believe CPLC should be dissolved immediately, as its not working for citizens, its working for Karachi-based barbarian political party!!
After the information of Rangers's raid at CPLC's Chief residence, his position needs clear cut statement by D.G. Rangers.
Why should Ranger's go for raid at 5:30am at his house, unless Rangers have some information about the abductee that he is been kept under confinement at the CPLC's Chief residence.
For the sake of argument, I would like to say that why would Ahmed Chinoy keep the boy, the abuctee, at his house and then ask for ransom? If he would have involved himself in the crime then he would have kept the boy at some other place, but not at his residence.
This is not the official way of conducting investigations. By the way, Rangers officials are not angles. They have also become corrupt like Police in Karachi and are also involved in criminal activities according to some reports roaming in the city.
If DG Rangers does not clarify the matter, then Chief Justice of Sindh High Court should take sou moto notice and call DG Rangers as well as Ahmed Chinoy in the court to give their statements so as to give a clear picture to the general public, as mostly people contact CPLC for reporting the crimes, instead of directly reporting to the Police due to Police Officials corrupt practices.
My clear cut view is that unless the matter is not clarified, Ahmed Chinoy should be removed from the position of CPLC Chief and his number two person in CPLC Office should be made officiating chief, until the inquiry of Rangers raid at Ahmed Chinoy's house is clarified.
If Ahmed Chinoy is involved in the crime then he should be tried in the court of law, if not then a clarification from DG Rangers is needed.
@armughan: We in Punjab also having first connectivity with a person to whom we know that have connection to able to fetch back our assert even our children when kidnapped
What a shameful incident, this is the level of institutions in this country, and then we ask ourselves why we lag behind globally and are an international joke? Let's set our house in order and teach such people a strong lesson.
@anonymous: Ranger, i first time having received that have to play political stunt, all backers of thieve, extortionists, goons are the first person to reach the victim here in Punjab as well, i myself have observed with my naked eyes and breathing soul
@sehr siddiqui: first time i could find a person who called spade a spade in ch. aslim case, dear u too nice
This is a political stunt just to defame the man. I am sure anyone who is commenting here who has an IQ in double digits would feel as to why Ahmed Chinoy has to ask for ransom money at his house? How then the same man is roaming freely? this has been done by corrupt PPP govt. to score against MQM.
Looks more like a story from Mexican drug and kidnapping cartels.
Look how decent and sophisticated he appears.
What a monster from inside. But I refuse to believe he was operating without support from someone higher up.
The "Press Conference" dhamki is intended for those higher ups to clear up this mess ASAP or I'm naming you.
It is the beginning towards the good step
Chinoy has a point here, if he is a suspect then how is he allowed to roam around freely. It shows where rangers crossed their line and where journalism spiced it up to defame him. I support his move because he is the first number you dial when someone in your family gets kidnapped. There is too much negativity in our society, even if anyone of you will try to fix something, someone will make u a suspect of someone with an ulterior motive.
The very first CPLC Chief was made useless and eventually removed when MQM came into power in 2003. Since then CPLC was infested heavily with MQM stooges and functions as side arm of MQM.
Good work by rangers. let expose them bit by bit.
regards,
Karachi needs 100 more days like this for me to believe 'change is coming'
@Ammar: actually nobody dare looking or doubting big houses,appointments,party because all big one gang up and uniform means business.
It is just a beginning towards right path and break of a notions.
He must definitely be involved. My car was stolen few days back. I reported to the police and I started recieving the calls for ransom to get back my car. While talking to the SHO, I found that other people whose cars were stolen were also receiving the same calls. After investigation, SHO told me that CPLC officials have accepted this is an inside job. It's very easy for me to believe that some high official of CPLC is involved because the confidence level of the caller/extortionist was unbelievable.
This what our VVIP culture doing and for this reason civil police is not being made independent or being de-politicized.For sure only police has the real legal power.
Chinoy has probably been sent a warning by the kidnap mafia who have hoodwinked the rangers into raiding his house etc.
I am not surprised. All these " respectable" persons weather in uniform or civies have an ugly face also. The media is to be blamed for glorifying such persons. Perhaps certain elements in media are part of this racket. I remember media glorifying Chowdhry Aslam like a hero whereas he was a bigger ransom taker. Media should investigate his assets and they would know that his source of wealth was Bhatta and share in booty. I am not surprised our ministers are also involved in similar acts, Only in Pakistan- land of endless opportunities.
Can these kind of things happen anywhere in the world? No. How can an official kidnap a boy & invite his mother & collect ransom at home? How can rangers arrest and immediately release him? If he has to be released, then why arrest?
Great Job Rangers
sad state of the comments section. Ahmed Chinoy is a good man who helps families in trouble. If one of you or your family members get kidnapped, he's the first person you would turn to, and he would have the highest chance of success. Get over your schadenfreude, this is no doubt a political stunt.
Looks like Rangers wanted to show someone who is the BOSS.
we DO KNOW Mr. Chinoy links with a Karachi based political party, don't we? so its understandable, why he was let go is intriguing.
Look at the body language of Chenoy in press conference.
Well, that's what they do. The only way to stop illegal things is by making it legal.
No one is too fool to keep boy, money at his home and invite boy's mother as well.
Shocking yet possible!
This happens only in Pakistan!
what! such derailment of democracy!?? how dare!!!
looking at the way how these thugs have been operating, its pretty clear that certain elements within law enforcement are involved. Good step by Rangers.