The family was made aware of the incident after the kidnappers made contact with them via a phone call. STOCK IMAGE
A police officer was returned to his home within hours of his mysterious kidnapping on Sunday. The police sub-inspector, Abdul Sattar, was deployed for the security of Chief Minister House and had been kidnapped under mysterious circumstances from Regal Chowk in Saddar.
Police officials confirmed this, saying that Sattar had gone to Regal Chowk for some work, from where he was kidnapped. The family was made aware of the incident after the kidnappers made contact with them via a phone call, informing them about kidnapping and asking for ransom money. They also warned of dire consequences if the family failed to provide the ransom money or attempted to inform the police.
The family, however, immediately informed the Preedy police and the relevant authorities including the Citizens Police Liaison Committee and the Special Investigation Unit, however, before the police officials could trace the abducted police officer, he was released and returned home.
The Preedy SHO, Amjad Kalyar, said that this was a mysterious case as the police officer, Sattar, was excused of recording his statement to the police about the incident, but he told the police that the kidnappers took his mobile while leaving him. Further investigations are underway.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 31st, 2015.
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